Vocabulary

What does connotation mean?

• The literal meaning of a word

• The implied or suggested meaning of a word

• A formal definition found in the dictionary

• A type of punctuation

To concede means to:

• Strongly argue against something

• Refuse to acknowledge defeat

• Admit or acknowledge something, often reluctantly

• Make a strong demand

If something daunts you, it:

• Encourages you

• Makes you feel intimidated or discouraged

• Has no effect on you

• Motivates you to keep going

To ransack a place means to:

• Organize it neatly

• Search through it thoroughly, often making a mess

• Lock it up securely

• Decorate it beautifully

When people speak in unison, they:

• Sing in different melodies

• Speak or act together at the same time

• Argue and debate

• Whisper softly

To confide in someone means to:

• Keep secrets to yourself

• Share private information or secrets with them

• Talk loudly in public

• Ignore them completely

A stringent rule is one that is:

• Loose and flexible

• Very strict and precise

• Difficult to understand

• Rarely enforced

Someone who is affluent is:

• Poor and struggling financially

• Wealthy and well-off

• Unconcerned with money

• Generous to a fault

If something is dubious, it is:

• Clearly true and trustworthy

• Open to doubt or suspicion

• Extremely boring

• Widely accepted

A grotesque image is one that is:

• Beautiful and elegant

• Strange, distorted, or ugly

• Perfectly symmetrical

• Ordinary and common