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 |
|---|---|
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |