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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |