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 |
|---|---|
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| eventual | contingent |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |