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 |
|---|---|
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| guileless | innocent |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |