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
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
gauchelacking social experience or grace
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
relentto become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
portlydignified
pento shut in or as if in a pen