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 |
|---|---|
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |