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
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
deploreto feel or express grief for
droopto hang or incline downward
dynamogenerator
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting