GRE Word List

EPITHET

a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing

The meaning of the word epithet is a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing.

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WordMeaning
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun