Connotation & Denotation Review

My new computer is superior, since my old one kept running out of battery power. What is the denotation of superior?

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

The denotation is the ______ meaning of a word.

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

Read the sentence. The baby looked tranquil as he slept. The word tranquil has a ______ connotation.

Read the sentence. My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream. Dinky has a ______ connotation.

What's the difference between using surprised & astounded in this: Julie was ____ to find out her grandma was visiting.

McDonald's has inexpensive meals - has more positive connotation than - McDonald's has cheap meals.

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

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

Words that have the same denotation are called _______.