SAT vocabulary

Insinuation

An unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad.

Example

"His insinuation that I was lying deeply offended me, as I had always been truthful."

Etymology

From Latin insinuationem 'an entering into the bosom of, an ingratiating', from insinuare 'to introduce by winding, to creep in'.

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