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 |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| debut | a first appearance |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |