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 |
|---|---|
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |