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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WordMeaning
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
slywise in practical affairs
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
regimeregimen
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
ruffiana brutal person : bully