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
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
indissolublenot dissoluble
sepulchera place of burial : tomb