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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |