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 |
|---|---|
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| politic | political |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| render | to melt down |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |