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 |
|---|---|
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| circlet | a little circle |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| colloquy | conversation |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| executor | one who executes something |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| sophist | philosopher |