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 |
|---|---|
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| forlorn | bereft |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |