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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WordMeaning
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless