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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| fleck | streak |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |