Euphemism and usage

I don't like going to a crowded concert because there are too many people jamming the place up.

• Jammed

• Too many people

• Noisy place

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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt

• Understatement
• Allusion
• Euphemism
• Idiom

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He's catching some z's.

• He's listening carefully.
• He's running a fever.
• He's sad.
• He's sleeping.

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When someone proposes to their significant other.

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The government had prepared a plan for the _____ in order for them to survive the COVID-19 pandemic

• economically marginalized

• economical with the truth

• between jobs

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Choose the most appropriate word that can be inserted into the blank. "Here's a scholarship that you might qualify for," said Mike's advisor, "It's for people who are ____________." (HINT: A positive word would be appropriate here.) 

• underprivileged
• poor
• poverty stricken

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A mild or vague expression in place of a word that is more harsh or direct.

• Rhyme 

• Euphemism 

• Oxymoron 

• Mood 

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Replace the CAPITALIZED verb with a better one.

The county fair only COMES once a year for the local community.

• shows

• rolls around

• visit

• happen

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My kids didn't go to school

• My children did not go to school

• My children skipped school

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Shayla thought her best friend's cat had lost too much weight. Hoping not to be too negative, Shayla told her the cat looked __________.

• gaunt

• skinny

• malnourished

• emaciated

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