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
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
gorgea narrow passage through land
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
efficacythe power to produce an effect
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
ciliatedpossessing cilia
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
primethe second of the canonical hours