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 |
|---|---|
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| pugilist | fighter |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| intermediary | mediator |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
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