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

WordMeaning
plummetto fall perpendicularly
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
extolto praise highly : glorify
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
suitorone that petitions or entreats
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
fulcrumprop
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception