Denotative
The center of interest or activity
An act of concentrating interest or activity on something
The State or quality of having or producing clear visual definition
Connotative
Attention
Center
Nucleus
Concentration
Thesis
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Denotative
State or assert that something is the case
An assertion of the truth of somethig, typically what is disputed or in doubt
A demand or request for something considered one’s ddue
Connotative
Assert
Declare
Profess
State
Demand
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Denotative
The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and
the terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed
The parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede a
following word or passage and clarify its meaning
Connotative
Surround
Condition
Factor
Setting
Situation
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Denotative
State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
Mark out the boundary or limits of
Connotative
Clarify
Determine
Explain
Interpret
Establish
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Denotative
Stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave
Be slow to disappear or die
Connotative
Wait
Stay
Remain
Hang On
Last
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