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
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
pseudonyma fictitious name
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
welterwrithe
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily