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 |
|---|---|
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| grudging | unwilling |