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
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
vergebrink
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
gushto issue copiously or violently