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 |
|---|---|
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| whimsy | whim |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |