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 |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |