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 |
|---|---|
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |