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 |
|---|---|
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| impuissance | weakness |
| doddering | feeble |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |