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
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals