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 |
|---|---|
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |