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
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
smudgeto make a smudge on
daintysomething delicious to the taste
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
notcha V-shaped indentation
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form