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
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
remunerativeserving to remunerate