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 |
|---|---|
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| concur | to express agreement |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |