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 |
|---|---|
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| debonair | suave |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| dour | stern |