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
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
rileto make agitated and angry : upset
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
veracioustruthful
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly