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
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
overtopen to view : manifest
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid