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
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
laxloose
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
pendantsomething suspended: such as
concurto express agreement