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
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
gruntto utter a grunt
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved