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
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
serebeing dried and withered
inertlacking the power to move
amphibianan amphibious organism