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 |
|---|---|
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |