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
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
conteststrive
condescendto assume an air of superiority
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
roosteran adult male domestic chicken
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass