Euphemisms are ____________.

a. terms such as freedom, truth, and democracy
b. innocuous terms substituted for blunt ones
c. words that appear to describe but actually announce a speaker's attitude
d. words that gain their meaning by making comparisons

Ans: b. innocuous terms substituted for blunt ones

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