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 |
|---|---|
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |