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 |
|---|---|
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| stench | stink |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |