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 |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |