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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WordMeaning
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
hierarchya division of angels
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
velocityquickness of motion : speed
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain