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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scotch | scottish |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| actuary | clerk |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |