Name: _____________________________
Vocabulary List 4
1. scheme (v.)- to plot or plan in a _________________ way

The children had a scheme to persuade their parents to buy them a puppy.
2. beckon (v.)- to summon or ___________, usually by a gesture or nod

Amelia’s mother beckoned her to come to dinner.
3. liberation (n.)- a state of ____________________ reached after a struggle
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The group felt a sense of liberation after the years of oppression.
4. revive (v.)- to become ____________________________; wake up

The woman felt revived after her long nap.
5. cower (v.)- to crouch or shrink down in ____________________

The dog cowered under the table when his owner scolded him for eating an entire
bag of Doritos.
6. scuttle (v.)- to run quickly, with ______________________ movements

The mouse scuttled across the kitchen floor to avoid being hit by a broom.
7. consolation (n.)- something that ________________________

If it is any consolation, I also lost a championship game too. I feel your pain!
8. cunningly (adv.)- in a clever way that is meant to ______________ or deceive

The prize was cunningly hidden within the trees so that the contestants would not
see it before the competition began.
Key Terms:
9. explicit (adj.)- fully and ______________expressed; leaving nothing merely implied;
the definite meaning

The directions were explicit, leaving no questions for the man to ask.
10. implicit (adj.)- ____________________ meaning; meaning that has to be uncovered

The book had implicit symbols that had to be interpreted by the reader.
11. denotation (n).- the explicit or _________________ meaning of a word or expression
Ex: mother- a female parent
12. connotation (n).- the implicit meaning of a word; a ___________________ meaning
to a word
Ex: mother- love and security
PREFIXES:
Prefix
RE-
SUFFIXES:
Suffix
Meaning
Examples
again, back
revive, repeal, resiliency
Meaning
Examples
-ION
condition or action
liberation, consolation,
oppression
-LY
(adverb) in the manner of
cunningly, gingerly,
fluently
KEY TERMS:
Directions: Match the following terms with the term that is most like the other.
1. Explicit meaning
a. connotation
2. Implicit Meaning
b. denotation
DENOTATION VS. CONNOTATION
Directions: For the following words, write the DENOTATION (direct meaning or
dictionary definition) of each word and the CONNATION of each word (implied or
secondary meaning)
Word
house
Disneyland
Running
Adolescence
Denotation
Connotation