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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WordMeaning
slackento make less active : slow up
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
retiringreserved
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained