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 |
|---|---|
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| duration | continuance in time |
| sleek | slick |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| determinate | having defined limits |