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 |
|---|---|
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |