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 |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| purported | reputed |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |