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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| antecede | precede |
| slew | a large number |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| convention | agreement |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |