GRE Word List
EUPHEMISM
the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
The meaning of the word euphemism is the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |