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
emanateto come out from a source
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
donto put on (an article of clothing)
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection