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 |
|---|---|
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| impinge | encroach |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |