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 |
|---|---|
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |