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 |
|---|---|
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| reckon | count |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |