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 |
|---|---|
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| pugilist | fighter |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |