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 |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| cue | the letter q |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| venue | locale |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |