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
minutiaea minute or minor detail
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
colossusa statue of gigantic size and proportions
garnerto gather into storage
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments