Vocab Terminology

the literal, dictionary definition of a word

• denotation
• connotation
• etymology
• synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.7.4D

the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word

• denotation
• connotation
• etymology
• context clues

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

reading around an unknown word to help determine its meaning

• context clues
• connotation
• etymology
• synonym

word that means the roughly same thing

• synonym
• connotation
• etymology
• context clue

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CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.6

synonyms can have different

• connotations
• denotations
• definitions

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the word's origin, including original language and prefixes, suffixes, and/or roots

• etymology
• context clues
• synonym
• connotation

connotation can be described by all of the following EXCEPT

• positive
• negative
• neutral
• synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4