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
profligatewildly extravagant
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
generateto bring into existence: such as
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar