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
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
tyrannyoppressive power
efficacythe power to produce an effect
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another