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
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
colloquyconversation
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
cerebrationto use the mind : think
repastsomething taken as food : meal
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
condolegrieve
judiciarya system of courts of law