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
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole