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 |
|---|---|
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| trance | stupor |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |