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 |
|---|---|
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| indite | make up |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |