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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| antecede | precede |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |