GRE Word List
PEJORATIVE
a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
The meaning of the word pejorative is a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| doddering | feeble |
| grotto | cave |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |