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 |
|---|---|
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |