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 |
|---|---|
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |