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 |
|---|---|
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |