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 |
|---|---|
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| wont | accustomed |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |