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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| bookish | of or relating to books |