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 |
|---|---|
| descry | to catch sight of |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| grudging | unwilling |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |