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 |
|---|---|
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |