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 |
|---|---|
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |