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(b) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including connotative meanings.
In paragraph 67 of "The Neglected Senses," Yangchen taps the author's shin with
her cane to indicate that she should get a sense of the feel of the street with her
foot. The author writes that "the gesture was surprisingly authoritative. It was also
intimate in the way the gestures of a good teacher often are." What are the
connotations of the words authoritative and intimate as they are used in
paragraph 67? Are these terms contradictory? Explain.