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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |