中国大学MOOC: When we use a word, sometimes we use its literal meaning or basic meaning. That is called the ______ of words

( ) The primary meaning of a word is always its central meaning.

Match each word to its meaning Match each word to its meaning.

The denotative meaning of a word is __________. A: what the word suggests or implies B: based on the audience’s sense of appropriateness C: its literal or dictionary meaning D: usually more abstract than its connotative meaning

The denotative meaning of a word is __________. A: what the word suggests or implies B: its literal or dictionary meaning C: based on the audience's sense of approriateness D: usually more abstract than its connotative meaning