connotations practice homework
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Connotations homeworkDue 9/21/2010 or 9/22/2010TRANSCRIPT
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Name: _________________________ Per: ______ Date: ______________
Positive, Negative or Neutral Connotations?
For each numbered set below, write the individual word under the column which best describes its connotation.
1. mansion, shack, abode, dwelling, domicile, residence, house, home, dump2. spinster, old maid, unmarried woman, maiden lady, career woman3. snooty, arrogant, conceited, cocky, vain, self-satisfied, egotistical, proud, high-
and mighty, overbearing, high-hat, supercilious4. titter, giggle, chuckle, laugh, guffaw, roar, snicker, snigger, cackle5. corpulent, plump, obese, heavyset, fleshy, fat, paunchy, burly, overweight,
roly-poly, bulky, portly, weighty, pudgy6. saving, tight, miserly, frugal, economical, careful, thrifty, penny-pinching,
budget-minded, penurious7. shrewd, calculating, clever, sly, adroit, knowing, astute, cunning, skillful,
smooth, 8. glum, sullen, withdrawn, reticent, silent, taciturn9. laconic, terse, economical, concise, pointed, compressed, brief, boiled down10. steal, purloin, embezzle, filch, pilfer, burglarize, rob, holdup, snatch, grab,
help oneself to, appropriate.
POSITIVE NEGATIVE NEUTRAL
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Name: _________________________ Per: ______ Date: ______________