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
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
opticiana maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
quenchput out
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
catholicroman catholic
residualremainder
apoplexystroke