Exercise 2. Identify the sentence-linking words and write them on the underlines in the order as they are presented in the passage. Synonyms, words that have the same basic meaning, do not always have the same emotional meaning. For example , the words stingy and frugal both mean “careful with money.” However , to call a person stingy is an insult, while the word frugal has a much more positive connotation. Similarly , a person wants to be slender but not skinny , and aggressive but not pushy . Therefore , you should be careful in choosing words because many so-called synonyms are not really synonyms at all. 1. 2. 3. 4.