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 |
|---|---|
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |