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 |
|---|---|
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |