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
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
renowna state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame
pedestriancommonplace
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
hubbubnoise
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)