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
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
edificebuilding
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
incarcerateto put in prison
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
cremateto subject to cremation
subsistencereal being : existence