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 |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |