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 |
|---|---|
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| nurture | training |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |