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 |
|---|---|
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |