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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| apoplexy | stroke |