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 |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |