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
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
growlrumble
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
conflagrationfire
bookishof or relating to books