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 |
|---|---|
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| disport | sport |
| executioner | one who executes |