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

WordMeaning
hordea political subdivision of central Asian nomads
siblingsib
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
implyto express indirectly
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
floridvery flowery in style : ornate