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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WordMeaning
retrenchcut down
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
compressto press or squeeze together
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent