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
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd