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 |
|---|---|
| privy | private |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| fleck | streak |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| whimsy | whim |
| obscure | dark |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |