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
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
humdrummonotonous
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
ordainto invest (see invest
amalgama mixture of different elements
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
concordatcompact
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice