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 |
|---|---|
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| benison | blessing |