GRE Word List
CONNOTATION
something suggested by a word or thing : implication
The meaning of the word connotation is something suggested by a word or thing : implication.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| blush | outward appearance : view |