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 |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |