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
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
aloftat or to a great height
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
oratorone who delivers an oration
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
wastrelvagabond
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious