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 |
|---|---|
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| whimsy | whim |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |