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 |
|---|---|
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |