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Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Critical Analysis

QuestionAnswer
Connotative Representing a feeling associated with a word.Synonym: Expressive
Perspective A particular way of considering something.Synonym: Attitude
Rationalize To provide an explanation or reason for something.Synonym: Excuse, Reason
Depersonalize To deprive of individual character or a sense of personal identity.Synonym: ?
Denote To represent or name; to designateSynonym: ?
Denotative The dictionary meaning of a word.Synonym: Representative
Deceptive Hiding the truth in order to get an advantage.Synonym: Misleading
Prescription Rules or a situation that will have a particular effect.Synonym: Remedy, Recipe, Rule
Excursion A short trip usually made for pleasure.Synonym: Short journey
-tive-ize to make, cause to be
-tion-sion-ion act or state of, condition of
Embezzle To secretly take money that is in one's care or that belongs to an organization or business for one's own use.Synonym: Filch, loot
Eccentric Odd in behavior.Synonym: Bizarre
Empathy The ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in their situation.Synonym: Compassion, appreciation
Exonerate To show or state that someone is not being blamed for something bad that happened.Synonym: Excuse, discharge
Emigrate To leave one's country or region to settle in another.Synonym: Move
Eulogy A speech, piece of writing, poem, etc., containing great praise for someone who recently died or stopped working.Synonym: Adulation, acclaim
Euphemism The use a word or phase to avoid saying another word or phrase that is more forceful and honest but also more unpleasant or offensiveSynonym: Grandiloquence
Entrench Established in a strong position.Synonym: Established, anchor
Mandatory Required or commanded by authority; obligatory.Synonym: Required, Compulsory
Intersperse To scatter between.Synonym: Diffuse, distribute
En-Em- put into
Eu- Good
Ex-E-Ec- out, away
Created by: sstanton0907
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