GRE Word List
CONNOTATION
suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
The meaning of the word connotation is suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impetuous | violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision |
| haphazard | random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |
| transport | strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture |
| wither | (of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay |
| pandemonium | wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost |
| sluice | artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow) |
| quizzical | curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| dissonance | discord |
| cascade | small waterfall |
