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
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
ventto provide with a vent
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased