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
freebooterpirate
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
waifa stray person or animal
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force