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 |
|---|---|
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| gale | a strong current of air: |