What does connotation mean?

A. The feelings, associations, and implications a word has

B. Restating something in your own words

C. Choosing the most extreme word to use

D. The definition of a word

A. That is the definition of connotation; just the context and meaning surrounding a word.

A. The feelings, associations, and implications a word has

Explanation:

The dictionary says connotation is "an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning". Key words: in addition. This means that A is the correct answer.

To check, use the process of elimination.

B: This is called paraphrasing,

C: I don't believe there's a specific word for this, but it is not connotation. It is just finding a descriptive or "extreme" synonym

D: This is called denotation.