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 |
|---|---|
| dissension | disagreement |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| forte | one's strong point |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |