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.

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WordMeaning
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
incarcerateto put in prison
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
compressto press or squeeze together
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object