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 |
|---|---|
| predetermine | foreordain |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |