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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| consort | associate |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| clime | climate |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |