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 |
|---|---|
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| junket | trip |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |