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LonelyConrad

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Hello I just want you to help me what is the answer to the questions below: I want to know if it is positive, negative, or neutral connotations
1. coalesce
2. articulated
3. subservient
4. sophisticated
5.democratize
6. surreptitiously
 

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Hello. I just want would like you to help me what is tell me the answer to the questions below: I want to know if it is if the following words have positive, negative, or neutral connotations.

1. coalesce
2. articulated
3. subservient
4. sophisticated
5.democratize
6. surreptitiously

Welcome to the forum.

That's not how the forum works. We don't just dish out answers. We need to know why you are asking us about the connotations of those words. We also want to see that you have done some work yourself - look each word up in a good dictionary and then tell us what you think. Give links to the dictionary definitions you use to come to your conclusions.
Also, please check the information in your member profile. Is "Native Language: English" correct?
 

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You don't even need to buy a good dictionary.

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It also depends on context- support can coalesce around a political figure. This is great if you are a supporter, but negative if you are not.
 
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