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 |
|---|---|
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |