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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| distend | extend |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |