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 |
|---|---|
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| dingy | dirty |
| welter | writhe |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |