Connotation and denotation

The denotation is the ______________ meaning of a word.

2. When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its ________. 

3. What is the term for the emotions that a word stirs in a reader?

1. Words that have the same denotation are called ________. 

5. The baby looked tranquil as he slept.The word tranquil has a ________ connotation. 

4. You look up synonyms for minimal. Which word do you see? 

My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream.The word dinky has a ________ connotation. 

Which word has the most positive connotation?