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.

Random words

WordMeaning
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
gaita manner of walking or moving on foot
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
apoplexystroke