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 |
|---|---|
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |