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 |
|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |