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 |
|---|---|
| beleaguer | besiege |
| stench | stink |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| billow | wave |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| submerge | to put under water |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |