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 |
|---|---|
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |