Denotation is a word's ____________.

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

Identify the word that has the more positive connotation

Ginny was a nosy child. She wanted to know about everything that happened in the little town of Darington.

What is the dictionary meaning of nosy in the sentence above?

Buster was a puny dog. He could not even scare the cat that lived next door.

What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

the emotion that a word generates, extra implied meaning