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 |
|---|---|
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| canny | clever |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| environ | encircle |