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 |
|---|---|
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |