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 |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |