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Connote / Denote - Exercise 1
Direction: Choose the correct word in each sentence below. When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.
1.
Hollywood (
) romance and glittering success.
2.
When politicians answer questions, hesitation may (
) weakness or ignorance on a topic.
3. A flashing yellow light on a highway
(
) caution.
4.
The term skinny has a negative (
) while "slender" has a positive one.
5.
Fuel (
) a substance burned to produce heat or power.
6.
To some, the word school (
) confinement, but it may suggest intellectual excitement or sociability to others.
7.
The (
) meanings of words are usually neutral.
8.
Both cheap and inexpensive (
) something that has a low price.
9.
The word beach (
) a sandy shore.
10.
Because the (
) of pushy and assertive are quite different, the two words are not interchangeable.
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