The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful or less offensive than another word or phrase is called a(n)

a. euphemism.
b. etiology.
c. cryonic.
d. cultigen.
e. apnea.


A

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a. general life satisfaction. c. career choices. b. general intellectual ability. d. educational achievement.

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a) personality. b) nurture. c) a trait. d) nature.

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