SAT vocabulary
Intimation
An indirect suggestion or hint.
Example
"The subtle intimation in her tone suggested she was not pleased with the proposal, though she never explicitly said so."
Etymology
From Latin 'intimatio' meaning 'a making known', from 'intimare' 'to impress, make familiar, announce', from 'intimus' 'inmost, innermost'.
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