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
myriadten thousand
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
superannuatedoutmoded
rectifyto set right : remedy
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
dawdleto spend time idly
expenditurethe act or process of expending
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
condescendto assume an air of superiority
congruentcongruous