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 |
|---|---|
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| inequity | injustice |