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 |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |