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 |
|---|---|
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| trance | stupor |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |