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
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
quadrupedan animal having four feet
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
gustoan individual or special taste
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam