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 |
|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |