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 |
|---|---|
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| plait | pleat |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| mystic | mystical |