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 |
|---|---|
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |