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 |
|---|---|
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| portly | dignified |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |