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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WordMeaning
recuperateto get back : regain
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency