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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WordMeaning
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
replenishto fill or build up again
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
branda charred piece of wood
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way