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 |
|---|---|
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| wanton | merciless |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |