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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |