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
natalnative
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
connivancethe act of conniving
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
elusivetending to elude: such as
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance