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 |
|---|---|
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| warranted | sanction |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| exude | to ooze out |