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
unregeneratenot regenerate
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify