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 |
|---|---|
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| affected | artificial; pretended |