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 |
|---|---|
| executor | one who executes something |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |