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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fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
exultto be extremely joyful : rejoice