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 |
|---|---|
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |