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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busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
raptlifted up and carried away
pulchritudephysical comeliness
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
inanimatenot animate:
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted