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 |
|---|---|
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |