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
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
asepticpreventing infection
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
flushto fly away suddenly
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
ragamuffina ragged often disreputable person
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
appriseto give notice to : tell