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Choose the words with appropriate denotations and connotations within the following passage.

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“If there is one thing I can count on, it is that my loving grandparents will go overboard when taking care of me. My grandparents prepared a huge, delicious when I visited their house last weekend. W:feast
“If there is one thing I can count on, it is that my loving grandparents will go overboard when taking care of me. My grandparents prepared a huge, delicious when I visited their house last weekend. W:starved
“If there is one thing I can count on, it is that my loving grandparents will go overboard when taking care of me. My grandparents prepared a huge, delicious when I visited their house last weekend. W:slender
“If there is one thing I can count on, it is that my loving grandparents will go overboard when taking care of me. My grandparents prepared a huge, delicious when I visited their house last weekend. W:depart
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How does the connotation of the word manipulation add to the author’s argument?

A
It stresses that the changes made were unnatural.
B
It emphasizes the amount of time these changes took to develop.
C
It highlights how many changes have been made to the breed.
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✔ influentialmighty

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“The Harlem Renaissance lasted only twenty years, but it was one of the most movements in African American artistic history. Centered on Harlem in New York City, the Harlem Renaissance civil rights or:influential
“The Harlem Renaissance lasted only twenty years, but it was one of the most movements in African American artistic history. Centered on Harlem in New York City, the Harlem Renaissance civil rights or:was closely connected to
“The Harlem Renaissance lasted only twenty years, but it was one of the most movements in African American artistic history. Centered on Harlem in New York City, the Harlem Renaissance civil rights or:members
“The Harlem Renaissance lasted only twenty years, but it was one of the most movements in African American artistic history. Centered on Harlem in New York City, the Harlem Renaissance civil rights or:inspired
“The Harlem Renaissance lasted only twenty years, but it was one of the most movements in African American artistic history. Centered on Harlem in New York City, the Harlem Renaissance civil rights or:Their works remain popular today.
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Use context clues to define diluted.

A
thinned out
B
cleaned
C
destroyed or eliminated
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✔ was closely connected to had a lot to do with

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✔ was closely connected to
B
had a lot to do with
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guyspeople✔ members

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guys
B
people
C
✔ members
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✔ starvedslenderpetite

A
✔ starved
B
slender
C
petite
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✔ was closely connected to had a lot to do with

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✔ was closely connected to
B
had a lot to do with
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guyspeople✔ members

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guys
B
people
C
✔ members
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people✔ members

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people
B
✔ members
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✔ to donateto give the big bucksto present money

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✔ to donate
B
to give the big bucks
C
to present money
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starved✔ slenderpetite

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starved
B
✔ slender
C
petite
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people✔ members

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people
B
✔ members
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✔ to donateto give the big bucksto present money

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✔ to donate
B
to give the big bucks
C
to present money

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