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
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
laxloose