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 |
|---|---|
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |