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 |
|---|---|
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |