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 |
|---|---|
| ensconce | shelter |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |