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 |
|---|---|
| antecede | precede |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |