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 |
|---|---|
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| shambles | a meat market |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |