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 |
|---|---|
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| dys- | abnormal |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |