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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WordMeaning
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
debuta first appearance
hivea container for housing honeybees
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
uniformitythe quality or state of being uniform
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
peerlessmatchless
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly