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
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
requiema mass for the dead
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
supersedeto cause to be set aside
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue