Euphemism. A word substituted for another, usually for reasons of good taste or delicacy. Excursus. A digression that gives an extended discussion of a matter not covered extensively in the main body of a text; often placed at the end of a text as an appendix. Exegesis. The use of critical and scholarly methods to derive the meaning of a passage of Scripture; it is to be distinguished from exposition and eisegesis. It may also refer to the written product of such study. Exegete. The person who practices