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 |
|---|---|
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| quorum | a select group |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| sentinel | sentry |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |