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 |
|---|---|
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| warrant | sanction |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| impuissance | weakness |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |