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 |
|---|---|
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |