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 |
|---|---|
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| stench | stink |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |