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Connotation is a word's ___________.

• Synonym

• Emotional meaning

• Antonym

• Literal, dictionary definition.

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Synonym

• Emotional meaning

• Antonym

• Literal, dictionary definition.

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

• Positive

• Negative

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

• Positive

• Negative

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

• Positive

• Negative

The teacher was mildly intimated by Merdine's bossy behavior. If you change the word bossy to assertive, the word now has a ____ connotation.

• Positive

• Negative

Choose the word with the positive connotation.

gathering--mob

• gather

• mob

Which of the following words have the same core meaning(denotation)?

• stubborn

• determined

• open-minded

• assertive

Which of the following words have the same core meaning(denotation)?

• arrogant

• unique

• self-assured

• special

What is the denotation of gathering?

• jump

• to bring together

• sweetly held

• party