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 |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |