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 |
|---|---|
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| edifice | building |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| forlorn | bereft |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |