Week 7 Grammar Flashcards
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Synonyms
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Words that have the same or nearly the same meaning
Slight differences in connotation
2
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Antonyms
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Words that have opposite meanings. Some antonyms are completely distinct words, while others can be formed by adding a negating prefix such as im- or dis-
3
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Denotation
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A word’s denotation is its dictionary definition
4
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Connotation
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A word’s connotation are all the positive or negative associations it has in addition to its literal meaning . Connotation is the emotion that a word generates in addition to the actual meaning
