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 |
|---|---|
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |