Answer:
B. the association people make with a certain word.
Explanation:
I think you need to show the passage first to get ur answers
A loaded word is a word that not only informs but also caries some emotion with it, such as condemning, exciting, praising.
In the statement above the loaded word is "crushing" - it makes a qualitative statement about the defeat: it was a very definite defeat.
On page 10, it says that Alex takes the Stampede trail
