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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marrow | bone marrow |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |