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
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
sheerunqualified
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary