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 |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |