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 |
|---|---|
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |