Positive Connotations
What does "Commend" mean?
To praise formally
The customer called to service line to file their _______________.
A. Predicament
B. Grievance
C. Grant
D. Decent
Grievance: a real or imagined wrong causing a complaint
Choose the correct word:
The company wanted to ___________ a plan to beat the competition.
A. devise
B device
Devise
Device - A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose
Devise - To plan by careful thought
Fill in the blank:
We received a ___________ greeting from the party hostess.
A. Conspicuous B. Loathe C. Rigorous D. Cordial
D. Cordial
Which of these words does NOT have a negative connotation?
A. Drastic
B. Dreadful
C. Dissent
D. Knack
Knack: An acquired or natural skill at performing a task
The horse's ______________ made it more comfortable to ride.
A. Feat
B. Gait
C. Jumble
D. Recoil
Gait: A person’s manner of walking
Which word has a positive connotation?
Gracious or Frantic
Gracious
Which sentence doesn't make sense for the word "Stifle?" (Including "stifled, stiffling, etc.)
A. The student's imagination was ______ by the regulations.
B. John _______a laugh so that he wouldn't insult the speaker.
C. Because of the wildfire, the air was ________.
D. The students ___________their joy when they shouted out gleefully at the news.
D. The students ___________their joy when they shouted out gleefully at the news.
The farmer needs to _____________ the field.
A. Jumble
B. Deluge
C. Prosper
D. Cultivate
Cultivate To prepare and use land for crops; to develop a skill or quality
Which word means not part of the mainstream; unconventional or extreme?
A. Favorable
B. Fringe
C. Drastic
D. Inferior
Fringe
What is the difference between "contagious" and "contaminate?"
Contagious Spread from one person to another (disease, emotion, idea)
Contaminate To make something impure by exposure to something harmful
Which word does not have a neutral connotation:
A. Consent
B. Devise
C. Device
D. Excel
Excel To be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject
Which word does not have a positive connotation?
A. Ingenious
B. Jubilant
C. Jovial
D. Quibble
Quibble: To argue or raise objections about a trivial manner
Miranda ____________ green beans.
A. Loathes
B. knacks
C. Stifles
D. Wanes
Loathe: Feel intense dislike or disgust for
What does "deplete" mean?
Deplete To use up the supply of