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 |
|---|---|
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |