Vocabulary Building: Words and Connotations
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Which term describes the feeling of being abnormally thin?

  • enterprising
  • ecstatic
  • repressed
  • emaciated (correct)

What is the term for a severe flooding event?

  • deluge (correct)
  • conflagration
  • exploit
  • furmoil

Which word means the ability to speak two languages?

  • binocular
  • gusto
  • bilingual (correct)
  • biennial

What word signifies a state of chaos?

<p>furmoil (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word is associated with a positive connotation?

<p>captivate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a joyful and excited feeling?

<p>gusto (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word refers to a five-sided shape?

<p>pentagon (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What word means to manipulate for one's own benefit?

<p>exploit (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used for an extensive fire?

<p>conflagration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term signifies reluctantly agreeing to something?

<p>Acquiesce (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'fantalizing' mean?

<p>Bewitching (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words describes the state of being superior or victorious?

<p>Prevail (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term signifies a plot that is done sneakily?

<p>Conspire (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a joyful and excited feeling?

<p>Gusto (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these terms indicates the concept of severe flooding?

<p>Deluge (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What word describes a space divided equally?

<p>Quadrant (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a set of five items?

<p>Quintet (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to being scared?

<p>Petrified (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word describes a four-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings?

<p>Quadrangle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word signifies the prevention of politics through suppression?

<p>Repression (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to a joyful or excited feeling?

<p>Gusto (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word has a positive connotation and means to intrigue?

<p>Captivate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for a state of chaos?

<p>Furmoil (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word is associated with a negative connotation and means to manipulate for one's own benefit?

<p>Exploit (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word means normal or ordinary?

<p>Conventional (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word signifies abnormally thin?

<p>Emaciated (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the ability to speak two languages?

<p>Bilingual (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a four-times multiplication in quantity?

<p>Quadruple (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What word describes 'plotting sneakily'?

<p>Conspire (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'resourceful and creative'?

<p>Enterprising (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'holding people down' specifically in politics?

<p>Repression (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word describes the state of being scared?

<p>Petrified (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word best describes a state of chaos?

<p>Furmoil (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word refers to something that is crazy or silly?

<p>Ludicrous (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What word signifies rejecting something?

<p>Spun (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for an athletic event featuring five disciplines?

<p>Pentathlon (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word best describes something positive and means 'happy'?

<p>Ecstatic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for creating a plot secretly and sneakily?

<p>Conspire (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term means 'normal' or 'ordinary'?

<p>Conventional (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What word describes a state of chaos?

<p>Furmoil (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'bewitching' and has a positive connotation?

<p>Fantalizing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these terms indicates a severe flooding event?

<p>Deluge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the severe physical condition of being abnormally thin?

<p>Emaciated (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'quadrant' signify?

<p>Space divided equally (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'to manipulate for one's own benefit' and has a negative connotation?

<p>Exploit (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Words and Connotations

  • Captivate, ecstatic, and fantalizing have positive connotations, meaning they evoke feelings of intrigue, happiness, and being bewitched.
  • Acquiesce, conspire, exploit, spun, and petrified have negative connotations, implying reluctant agreement, sneaky plotting, manipulation, rejection, and fear.
  • Ludicrous and mammoth have neutral connotations, suggesting something is silly or huge.

Vocabulary

  • Emaciated means being abnormally thin.
  • Gusto refers to a feeling of joyful excitement.
  • Enterprising means being resourceful and creative.
  • Prevail implies being superior or victorious.
  • Deluge refers to severe flooding.
  • Furmoil describes a state of chaos.
  • Nutritious means healthy.
  • Conflagration is an extensive fire.
  • Repression involves holding people down or preventing certain political activities.
  • Conventional means normal or ordinary.

Numerical Words and Associations

  • The number 4 is associated with words like qua, quadruple, and quadrangle.
  • A 2-year period is associated with words like bi and biennial.
  • The number 5 is associated with words like pen, quin, quintet, quintuplet, and pentagon.
  • A 5-event athletic competition is called a pentathlon.
  • The ability to speak 2 languages is described as bilingual.

Definitions of Numerical Words

  • A pentathlon is an athletic competition featuring 5 events.
  • Quintuplets are five babies born from the same pregnancy.
  • A quintet is a set of 5 things.
  • A quadrant is a space divided equally into 4 parts.
  • Quadruple means 4 times the usual amount.
  • A quadrangle is a 4-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings.
  • A pentagon is a 5-sided shape.
  • Binocular refers to the use of both eyes.
  • Biennial means occurring every 2 years.

Words and Connotations

  • Captivate, ecstatic, and fantalizing have positive connotations, meaning they evoke feelings of intrigue, happiness, and being bewitched.
  • Acquiesce, conspire, exploit, spun, and petrified have negative connotations, implying reluctant agreement, sneaky plotting, manipulation, rejection, and fear.
  • Ludicrous and mammoth have neutral connotations, suggesting something is silly or huge.

Vocabulary

  • Emaciated means being abnormally thin.
  • Gusto refers to a feeling of joyful excitement.
  • Enterprising means being resourceful and creative.
  • Prevail implies being superior or victorious.
  • Deluge refers to severe flooding.
  • Furmoil describes a state of chaos.
  • Nutritious means healthy.
  • Conflagration is an extensive fire.
  • Repression involves holding people down or preventing certain political activities.
  • Conventional means normal or ordinary.

Numerical Words and Associations

  • The number 4 is associated with words like qua, quadruple, and quadrangle.
  • A 2-year period is associated with words like bi and biennial.
  • The number 5 is associated with words like pen, quin, quintet, quintuplet, and pentagon.
  • A 5-event athletic competition is called a pentathlon.
  • The ability to speak 2 languages is described as bilingual.

Definitions of Numerical Words

  • A pentathlon is an athletic competition featuring 5 events.
  • Quintuplets are five babies born from the same pregnancy.
  • A quintet is a set of 5 things.
  • A quadrant is a space divided equally into 4 parts.
  • Quadruple means 4 times the usual amount.
  • A quadrangle is a 4-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings.
  • A pentagon is a 5-sided shape.
  • Binocular refers to the use of both eyes.
  • Biennial means occurring every 2 years.

Words and Connotations

  • Captivate, ecstatic, and fantalizing have positive connotations, meaning they evoke feelings of intrigue, happiness, and being bewitched.
  • Acquiesce, conspire, exploit, spun, and petrified have negative connotations, implying reluctant agreement, sneaky plotting, manipulation, rejection, and fear.
  • Ludicrous and mammoth have neutral connotations, suggesting something is silly or huge.

Vocabulary

  • Emaciated means being abnormally thin.
  • Gusto refers to a feeling of joyful excitement.
  • Enterprising means being resourceful and creative.
  • Prevail implies being superior or victorious.
  • Deluge refers to severe flooding.
  • Furmoil describes a state of chaos.
  • Nutritious means healthy.
  • Conflagration is an extensive fire.
  • Repression involves holding people down or preventing certain political activities.
  • Conventional means normal or ordinary.

Numerical Words and Associations

  • The number 4 is associated with words like qua, quadruple, and quadrangle.
  • A 2-year period is associated with words like bi and biennial.
  • The number 5 is associated with words like pen, quin, quintet, quintuplet, and pentagon.
  • A 5-event athletic competition is called a pentathlon.
  • The ability to speak 2 languages is described as bilingual.

Definitions of Numerical Words

  • A pentathlon is an athletic competition featuring 5 events.
  • Quintuplets are five babies born from the same pregnancy.
  • A quintet is a set of 5 things.
  • A quadrant is a space divided equally into 4 parts.
  • Quadruple means 4 times the usual amount.
  • A quadrangle is a 4-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings.
  • A pentagon is a 5-sided shape.
  • Binocular refers to the use of both eyes.
  • Biennial means occurring every 2 years.

Words and Connotations

  • Captivate, ecstatic, and fantalizing have positive connotations, meaning they evoke feelings of intrigue, happiness, and being bewitched.
  • Acquiesce, conspire, exploit, spun, and petrified have negative connotations, implying reluctant agreement, sneaky plotting, manipulation, rejection, and fear.
  • Ludicrous and mammoth have neutral connotations, suggesting something is silly or huge.

Vocabulary

  • Emaciated means being abnormally thin.
  • Gusto refers to a feeling of joyful excitement.
  • Enterprising means being resourceful and creative.
  • Prevail implies being superior or victorious.
  • Deluge refers to severe flooding.
  • Furmoil describes a state of chaos.
  • Nutritious means healthy.
  • Conflagration is an extensive fire.
  • Repression involves holding people down or preventing certain political activities.
  • Conventional means normal or ordinary.

Numerical Words and Associations

  • The number 4 is associated with words like qua, quadruple, and quadrangle.
  • A 2-year period is associated with words like bi and biennial.
  • The number 5 is associated with words like pen, quin, quintet, quintuplet, and pentagon.
  • A 5-event athletic competition is called a pentathlon.
  • The ability to speak 2 languages is described as bilingual.

Definitions of Numerical Words

  • A pentathlon is an athletic competition featuring 5 events.
  • Quintuplets are five babies born from the same pregnancy.
  • A quintet is a set of 5 things.
  • A quadrant is a space divided equally into 4 parts.
  • Quadruple means 4 times the usual amount.
  • A quadrangle is a 4-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings.
  • A pentagon is a 5-sided shape.
  • Binocular refers to the use of both eyes.
  • Biennial means occurring every 2 years.

Words and Connotations

  • Captivate, ecstatic, and fantalizing have positive connotations, meaning they evoke feelings of intrigue, happiness, and being bewitched.
  • Acquiesce, conspire, exploit, spun, and petrified have negative connotations, implying reluctant agreement, sneaky plotting, manipulation, rejection, and fear.
  • Ludicrous and mammoth have neutral connotations, suggesting something is silly or huge.

Vocabulary

  • Emaciated means being abnormally thin.
  • Gusto refers to a feeling of joyful excitement.
  • Enterprising means being resourceful and creative.
  • Prevail implies being superior or victorious.
  • Deluge refers to severe flooding.
  • Furmoil describes a state of chaos.
  • Nutritious means healthy.
  • Conflagration is an extensive fire.
  • Repression involves holding people down or preventing certain political activities.
  • Conventional means normal or ordinary.

Numerical Words and Associations

  • The number 4 is associated with words like qua, quadruple, and quadrangle.
  • A 2-year period is associated with words like bi and biennial.
  • The number 5 is associated with words like pen, quin, quintet, quintuplet, and pentagon.
  • A 5-event athletic competition is called a pentathlon.
  • The ability to speak 2 languages is described as bilingual.

Definitions of Numerical Words

  • A pentathlon is an athletic competition featuring 5 events.
  • Quintuplets are five babies born from the same pregnancy.
  • A quintet is a set of 5 things.
  • A quadrant is a space divided equally into 4 parts.
  • Quadruple means 4 times the usual amount.
  • A quadrangle is a 4-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings.
  • A pentagon is a 5-sided shape.
  • Binocular refers to the use of both eyes.
  • Biennial means occurring every 2 years.

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