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
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
obsequya funeral or burial rite
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
prepossessingcreating prejudice
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
fienddevil
padrea Christian clergyman