Question
Read this sentence from "The Cask of Amontillado."
“There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honor of the time.”
What is the connotative meaning of absconded?
Responses
to leave in a hurry
to leave in a hurry
to leave as usual
to leave as usual
to flee for one's life
to flee for one's life
to leave in secrecy
“There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honor of the time.”
What is the connotative meaning of absconded?
Responses
to leave in a hurry
to leave in a hurry
to leave as usual
to leave as usual
to flee for one's life
to flee for one's life
to leave in secrecy
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The connotative meaning of "absconded" in this context is **to leave in secrecy**. This word implies that the attendants left stealthily or without informing anyone, which adds a sense of intrigue and suggests they did so for a pleasurable or festive reason.