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 |
|---|---|
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| sanction | a formal decree |