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 |
|---|---|
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| eventual | contingent |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| drivel | nonsense |
| hortatory | hortative |