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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| whittle | a large knife |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |