Vocab Terminology

Front

Literal, dictionary definition of a word

Back

denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Emotional or figurative meaning of a word

Back

connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Reading around an unknown word to determine its meaning.

Back

Context clues.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Word meaning roughly the same thing

Back

synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Synonyms can have different:

Back

Connotations.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Front

Origin of a word, including its language, prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Back

etymology

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Front

Connotation can be described by all EXCEPT: positive, negative, neutral, synonym.

Back

synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

The word 'scrawny' has a _________ connotation.

Back

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Front

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

Back

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Familiar smell of cooking changed to 'stench' has a ____________ connotation.

Back

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4