Connotation and Denotation

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the literal, dictionary definition of a word

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denotation

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the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word

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connotation

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word that means the roughly same thing

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synonym

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Synonyms can have different

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connotations

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connotation can be described by all of the following EXCEPT: positive, negative, neutral, synonym

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synonym

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scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

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negative

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Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

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negative

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I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.

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negative

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McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.

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negative

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Choose the word with the positive connotation: inquiring, prying

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inquiring