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 |
|---|---|
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| raiment | clothing |