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 |
|---|---|
| lunar | crescent |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| peerless | matchless |