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 |
|---|---|
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |