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 |
|---|---|
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| lewd | obscene |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |