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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |