Question

Read the excerpt from "Finding Unity in the Alabama Coal Mines.”

The coal companies, in response, recruited workers from as far as New York’s Ellis Island, where newly arriving immigrants were desperate for jobs.

What is the denotation of the word desperate?
A) in need of
B) excited about
C) overlooked for
D) interested in

Answer 1

The answer is A) in need of.

Answer 2

Answer: A) In need of.

Step-by-step explanation: the connotation of a word is the meaning given by the context or even by the readers based on their emotions or personal experiences. It is the contrary of denotation, which is the literal meaning of the word. In the given excerpt from "Finding Unity in the Alabama Coal Mines" we can see that the denotation of the word "desperate" is "in need of", the newly arriving immigrants were in need for jobs.