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
respitea period of temporary delay
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
faunaanimal life
museto become absorbed in thought
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
dawdleto spend time idly
toutto make much of : promote
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak