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
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
potentateruler
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
spruceto make spruce
tyrannyoppressive power