1) An indirect suggestion 2) Breath 3) French word used in English 4) Hint 5) Proffer 6) Proposition 7) Suggestion 1) Clue 2) Cue 3) Hint 4) Inkling 5) Insinuation 6) Sign 7) Suggestion 
• (n.) The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. • (n.) A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. • (n.) Announcement; declaration.
In`ti·ma'tion noun [ Latin intimatio : confer French intimation .] 1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. 2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay. « They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished...
intimation (in' tuh MAY shuhn) 1. A slight suggestion or vague understanding. 2. An indirect suggestion or hint. 3. An obscure or indirect suggestion or notice. 4. A declaration or remark communicating imperfect information: 'Our friend left us without giving any previous intimation that he would never see us again.'
[SAT terms] an indirect suggestion a slight suggestion or vague understanding[Novel words] an indirect suggestion