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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| replicate | duplicate |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |