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 |
|---|---|
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |