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Somehow I managed to _________ all the funds in my savings account buying shoes.
a) eerie
b) eclipse
c) deplete
d) monotonous

You do not seem to trust me. Why are you skeptical? What is the meaning of the word skeptical?
a) sad
b) happy
c) doubtful
d) trusting

Read the sentence. I can block the basketball well when someone is trying to make a basket. The word block has several meanings. What is the meaning of the word block in this sentence?
a) a brick
b) stop
c) a square area
d) fill

It's a wonder to me how anyone can still be UNDECIDED about this election. These two candidates are certainly distinct. Each would lead our nation in opposite directions. What does distinct mean?
a) needing a bath
b) dishonest
c) clearly different
d) about the same age

McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a) positive
b) negative
c)
d)

I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
a) positive
b) negative
c)
d)

The word scrawny, as in Jason appeared scrawny, has a _________ connotation.
a) positive
b) negative
c)
d)

The word thin, as in you are very thin has a _______ connotation.
a) positive
b) negative
c)
d)

Connotation is a word's ___________.
a) synonym
b) emotional meaning
c) antonym
d) Literal, dictionary definition.

The words hot and cold would be considered _____.
a) antonyms
b) synonyms
c) context clues
d) connotations

Using hints or clues in the text that surrounds an unknown word is called ______.
a) RAP-C
b) context clues
c) connotation
d) denotation

Jump and hop are synonyms because _________.
a) They mean opposite things.
b) You can find them in the dictionary.
c) They have an emotional meaning behind them.
d) They have the same meaning.

The girls went to the library and read three books in one afternoon. They were VORACIOUS readers. What does the word voracious mean as it is used in the text.
a) lazy
b) helpful
c) outstanding
d) happy

Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her DIGNITY, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site. What does the word dignity mean?
a) self-worth
b) hatred
c) anger
d) laziness

Use context clues to figure out the meaning: Teenagers tend to be belligerent when arguing with their parents.
a) peaceful
b) warlike
c) concise
d) calm

Does this word have a positive or negative sound to it? She was the mastermind behind our most successful class fundraiser ever.
a) positive
b) both
c) negative
d) none

The lost campers SWELTERED in the heat of the desert sun.
a) ate
b) burned
c) slept
d) sunbathed

The mood was SOMBER at the funeral of the former president
a) shyly
b) serious
c) hungry
d) plenty

The scared rock climber balanced PRECARIOUSLY on the edge of the cliff.
a) gracefully
b) lazily
c) dangerously
d) hopefully

Each student was ALLOTTED two tickets to the dance.
a) allowed
b) joyful
c) taken
d) fed

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