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 meaning 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 the words in order of intensity from weakest to strongest: 'happy', 'thrilled', 'ecstatic'.

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happy, thrilled, ecstatic.

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What is a synonym for 'believed'?

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Thought.

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Which word has the strongest meaning: 'thought', 'believed', 'knew', 'guessed'?

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knew.

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What is the weakest word in the following list: 'nibble', 'eat', 'gobble'?

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nibble.

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What does 'whispered' mean?

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To speak very softly.

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Arrange these words from weakest to strongest: 'chilly', 'cold', 'freezing'.

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chilly, cold, freezing.

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What is the meaning of 'gobble'?

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To eat something quickly and greedily.

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Which word best completes the sentence: 'During the moment of silence, John ______ to his friend when he asked him a question.'?

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whispered.