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
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis