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 |
|---|---|
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| refrain | curb |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| farce | stuff |