Shades of Meaning

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What is 'Shades of Meaning'?

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Shades of Meaning refers to the different levels of intensity or strength in the meanings of words.

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What does 'intensity' mean in the context of words?

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Intensity refers to how strong or weak a word's meaning is.

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List three words that show increasing intensity: 'happy', 'joyful', 'ecstatic'.

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The correct order of intensity is: happy, joyful, ecstatic.

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What is a synonym for 'wet' that has a stronger meaning?

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Soaked.

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What is a synonym for 'worried' that has a stronger meaning?

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Alarmed.

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What does it mean to 'replace a word with a stronger meaning'?

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It means to find a synonym that conveys a more intense or powerful feeling.

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Give an example of a word with a weak meaning and a stronger synonym.

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Weak: 'big'; Stronger: 'enormous'.

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What is the strongest word to describe very dirty hands?

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Filthy.

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What is the order of intensity for the words: 'concerned', 'bothered', 'troubled', 'alarmed'?

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The correct order is: bothered, concerned, troubled, alarmed.

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What does 'damp' mean?

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Damp means slightly wet.