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Which of the following words has a positive connotation?

mosses
frail
exhilarated
bulb
Which of the following words has a negative connotation?
discouraging
freedom
exhilarated
bulb

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Connotation is your personal feelings or attitudes towards a word. So, usually, hatred has a negative connotation because it represents such a negative feeling. Converely, love has a positive connotation. Having this in mind, in 1. the word that has a positive connotation is exhilirated, because that means extremely happy. Mosses and bulb have a neutral connotation, because you don't generally have strong feelings about these things, whereas frail can have a negative connotation. In 2, the word with a negative connotation is discouraging. whereas freedom and exhilirated have a positive connotation, and bulb is neutral.
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Answer:

Q 1 = exhilarated Q 2 = discouraging

Step-by-step explanation:

Question 1: The following words that have a positive connotation is exhilarated. Mosses is incorrect because it is a word that is mostly associated with creepy forests or hanging from a dead or d* ying tree. That, in turn, would be associated negatively. Frail is incorrect because that can be associated with something that is easily broken or an older person. This is usually something that makes people very cautious. Caution is a word associated with anxiety or negativity. Exhilarated is correct because it describes feeling happy or having a rush of adrenaline. Bulb is incorrect because people usually do not have a particularly negative or positive feeling about it. It could mean negativity, but it could also be looked at in a positive light. While this seems like a good answer choice, exhilarated is better.

Question 2

Discouraging is correct because it is associated with convincing someone not to do something. An example is, She discouraged him from cheating on the test. Discouraged is being used as a negative way to persuade or convince someone not to do something that could potentially harm them. Therefore, it is a negatively associated word. Freedom is incorrect because it is associated with happiness and joy. Exhilarated is incorrect because it is associated with feeling happy or excited about something. Feeling excited is not associated with negativity. It is usually a good feeling that people like to experience. Bulb is incorrect because it doesn't have a particularly powerful connotation. It is a neutral party.