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
ragamuffina ragged often disreputable person
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
puddingblood sausage
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life