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
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
rostruman ancient Roman platform for public orators
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal