A connotation is the feeling or idea that goes along with a word or phrase. Some words are close in meaning but have different connotations. The word “dog” has a neutral connotation; but, the word “mutt” has a negative connotation, and the words "purebred” and "man's best friend" have a positive connotation.

Connotation is the feeling or idea that goes along with a word or phrase. Some words are close in meaning but have different connotations.

Both employee and underling mean to work for someone. However, underling is more of a negative term.

Connotation is the feeling or idea that goes along with a word or phrase. Some words are close in meaning but have different connotations.

Both impatient and eager mean to want something to happen. However, eager means you are excited- which is more positive. Impatient means you are pushy or demanding- which is negative. Eager is the correct answer.

Pushy has a negative connotation and alludes to aggressiveness. The other answer choices do not have the same negative connotation.

“Economical” has a neutral connotation whereas “cheap” and “miserly” all have negative connotations. “Thrifty” is often associated with a positive connotation. It is not perceived in general to be a negative thing to be called economical. It can even lean toward the positive connotation in some cases.

A connotation is the feeling or idea that goes along with a word or phrase. Some words are close in meaning but have different connotations. These words all have a similar denotation and refer to the smell that something carries. "Odor" has a negative connotation, and when used, it means that something is smelly, and it leans towards being a bad or negative smell.

Connotation is the feeling or idea that goes along with a word or phrase. Some words are close in meaning but have different connotations.

This choice included two words with similar denotations (void and unsatisfied) but full is an antonym to these words.

"Childish" has a negative connotation implying an adult behaving immaturely. “Childlike” and “youthful” have a positive connotation implying someone being full of energy and wonder. “Young” has a neutral connotation and is a neutral adjective to describe someone’s age.

All of the words are similar in meaning and imply that something (in this case a stray cat) is skinny. Based on the context of the sentences the cat is extremely skinny which means that “thin” is not a severe enough denotation.