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 |
|---|---|
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| heed | to pay attention |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| malediction | curse |