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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| edifice | building |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| fluke | flatfish |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |