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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |