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 |
|---|---|
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |