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 |
|---|---|
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| conflagration | fire |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |