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 |
|---|---|
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |