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
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
abodethe place where one lives : home
giddydizzy
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy