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 |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| hubbub | noise |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| lag | one that lags or is last |