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
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
zephyra breeze from the west
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases