A connotation is a word that suggests a meaning as to its literal meaning. An example would be pus immediately we thing of it as a negative or even icky word and it has a negative or "pejorative" connotation, when it is really a thick, yellow thing from a infected wound.
Answer: FOR PART A ANSWER = is he is lacking in deep thoughts or feelings
ANSWER FOR PRT B = he was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things and not in the significances.
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