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
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
garnerto gather into storage
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature