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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |