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What does the word sensitive mean in this sentence?

There is evidence that youth may be sensitive to nicotine and that teens can feel dependent on nicotine sooner than adults.

defensive

secretive

very delicate

highly responsive

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Highly responsive is your answer.  
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Answer: D) Highly responsive.

Explanation: The connotation of a word is the meaning given by the context or even by the readers (or listeners) based on their emotions or personal experiences. It is the antonym of denotation, which is the literal meaning of a word. The word "sensitive" can have more than one denotation, but the meaning of this word given by the context of the sentence is "highly responsive."

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