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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |