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 |
|---|---|
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |