Question

attachment d
positive, negative or neutral?
for each numbered set below, write the individual word under the column which best describes
its connotation

1. rainbow, shack, shack, dwelling, domicile, residence, home, house, dump
2. spinster, old maid, unmarried woman, maiden lady, career woman
3. snooty, arrogant, conceited, cocky, vain, self - satisfied, egotistical, proud, high - and - mighty,

overbearing, high - hat, supercilious

1. titter, giggle, chuckle, laugh, guffaw, roar, snicker, snigger, cackle
2. corpulent, plump, obese, heavy - set, fleshy, fat, portly, beefy, overweight, roly - poly, bulky,

pouty, weighty, podgy

1. saving, tight, miserly, frugal, economical, careful, thrifty, penny - pinching, budget - minded,

penurious

1. shrewd, calculating, clever, sly, astute, knowing, astute, cunning, skillful, smooth,
2. glum, sullen, withdrawn, reticent, silent, taciturn
3. laconic, terse, economical, concise, pointed, compressed, brief, boiled down
4. steal, purloin, embezzle, filch, pilfer, burglarize, rob, holdup, snitch, grab, help oneself to,

appropriate

Explanation:

Classify each word based on its inherent positive, negative, or neutral connotation:

1. Positive words carry favorable or approving meanings; negative words carry unfavorable or critical meanings; neutral words have no inherent positive/negative bias.
2. Group each list's words into the correct column systematically.

Answer:

POSITIVE

• residence
• abode
• maiden lady
• career woman
• (no positive words in list 3)
• giggle, chuckle, laugh
• (no positive words in list 5)
• careful, thrifty, frugal, economical, budget-minded, saving
• shrewd, clever, astute, skillful, smooth
• (no positive words in list 8)
• laconic, terse, economical, concise, pointed, brief, boiled down
• (no positive words in list 10)

NEGATIVE

• shack, dump
• spinster, old maid, unmarried woman
• snooty, arrogant, conceited, cocky, vain, self-satisfied, egotistical, proud, high-and-mighty, overbearing, high-hat, supercilious
• titter, guffaw, roar, snicker, snigger, cackle
• corpulent, plump, obese, heavyset, fleshy, fat, paunchy, burly, overweight, roly-poly, bulky, portly, weighty, pudgy
• tight, miserly, penny-pinching, penurious
• calculating, sly, adroit, knowing, cunning
• glum, sullen, withdrawn, reticent, silent, taciturn
• compressed
• steal, purloin, embezzle, filch, pilfer, burglarize, rob, hold-up, snatch, grab, help oneself to, appropriate

NEUTRAL

• mansion, dwelling, domicile, house, home
• (no neutral words in list 2)
• (no neutral words in list 3)
• (no neutral words in list 4)
• (no neutral words in list 5)
• (no neutral words in list 6)
• (no neutral words in list 7)
• (no neutral words in list 8)
• (no neutral words in list 9)
• (no neutral words in list 10)