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 |
|---|---|
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| fleck | streak |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |