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 |
|---|---|
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |