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 |
|---|---|
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |