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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| lunar | crescent |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |