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 |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| forte | one's strong point |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| pummel | pound |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| ponderous | of very great weight |