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 |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| prosperous | auspicious |