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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| figment | something made up or contrived |