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

WordMeaning
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
magistratean official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
junkettrip
slaughterthe act of killing
adjacentnot distant : nearby
gorgea narrow passage through land
genuflectto bend the knee
wagto be in motion : stir