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 |
|---|---|
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |