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 |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| chafe | irritate |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| progeny | descendants |
| asunder | into parts |
| concordat | compact |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |