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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WordMeaning
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
bulgeto jut out : swell
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony