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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| welter | writhe |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| accessible | capable of being reached |