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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convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
tantruma fit of bad temper
pastrya dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
predisposeto dispose in advance
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection