Vocabulary Practice (Connotation, Denotation, and Context Clues)
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| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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Connotation | arrow_right_alt | The feelings created by a word |
Denotation | arrow_right_alt | The literal dictionary definition of a word |
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We ask you, Mr. President, if our commercial greatness has not cost us too much by being built upon the quivering hearts of helpless children? We who know of these sufferings have taken up their cause and are now marching toward you in the hope that your tender heart will counsel with us to abolish this crime.
Which of the following means the same thing as the word commercial as it is used in this paragraph?
We ask you, Mr. President, if our commercial greatness has not cost us too much by being built upon the quivering hearts of helpless children? We who know of these sufferings have taken up their cause and are now marching toward you in the hope that your tender heart will counsel with us to abolish this crime.
Which of the following means the same thing as the word commercial as it is used in this paragraph?
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A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. A government is invigorated when each one of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. In this election year, we must define the "common good" and begin again to shape a common future. Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.
Which of the following means the same thing as the word invigorated as it is used in this paragraph?
A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. A government is invigorated when each one of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. In this election year, we must define the "common good" and begin again to shape a common future. Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.
Which of the following means the same thing as the word invigorated as it is used in this paragraph?
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This might be patterned after billionaire investor Yuri Milner's Breakthrough Starshot, or some other approach. Here, expected advances in artificial intelligence will become crucial. A round-trip radio signal to Proxima Centauri, our nearest stellar neighbor will take eight years.
What connotation does the word patterned have as it is used in this paragraph?
This might be patterned after billionaire investor Yuri Milner's Breakthrough Starshot, or some other approach. Here, expected advances in artificial intelligence will become crucial. A round-trip radio signal to Proxima Centauri, our nearest stellar neighbor will take eight years.
What connotation does the word patterned have as it is used in this paragraph?
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Only once a habitable planet is identified by these robotic approaches, will it be the time for a manned mission. With a welcoming destination beckoning to them, a team of intrepid men and women will leave the solar system and strike out for a new home. And, at that moment, homo-interstellaris will come of age.
from Greek homo-, meaning “same,” and stellar, meaning relating to a star or stars.Based on this information, how is the author using the word homo-interstellaris in the context of paragraph 20?
Only once a habitable planet is identified by these robotic approaches, will it be the time for a manned mission. With a welcoming destination beckoning to them, a team of intrepid men and women will leave the solar system and strike out for a new home. And, at that moment, homo-interstellaris will come of age.
from Greek homo-, meaning “same,” and stellar, meaning relating to a star or stars.
Based on this information, how is the author using the word homo-interstellaris in the context of paragraph 20?
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What does Mother Jones mean in her letter by the term “child slavery”?
What does Mother Jones mean in her letter by the term “child slavery”?
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You want to convince the school board to remove the dress code. What words with positive connotations might you use to bolster your argument.
You want to convince the school board to remove the dress code. What words with positive connotations might you use to bolster your argument.
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You want to convince the school board to remove the dress code. What words with negative connotations might you use to bolster your argument.
You want to convince the school board to remove the dress code. What words with negative connotations might you use to bolster your argument.