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 |
|---|---|
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |