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PEL101- COMMUNICATION SKILLS-I LECTURE-12 WEEK-6 DESIGNED BY SATPAL SINGH, ANUDEEP KAUR BEDI, RUCHIKA VERMA, 13422
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Let’s play with words
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Word list… Adulation 2. Adverse 3. Affable 4. Aggregate
5. Agnostic Blight 7. Capricious Chaos 9. Chastise Circumlocution 11. Circumspect Coherent 13. Collateral Colloquial 15. Disparage Efficacious 17. Eloquent Fabricate 19. Facile Fastidious 21. Fidelity Forlorn 23. Foster Frivolous 25. Frugal
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
Antonyms are two words that have opposite meaning Example: Elicit example from students Synonyms are two words that have same meaning Example :
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
Adulation Meaning: overenthusiastic praise Synonyms : applause, blandishment, fawning, sycophancy Antonyms : abuse, criticism Usage : He likes giving good speeches, he likes the adulation and he likes to make people happy.
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
2. Adverse Meaning : unfavorable, antagonistic Synonyms : allergic to, contrary, detrimental, repugnant Antonyms : aiding, auspicious, propitious Usage : Any time you put a foreign substance into anybody you have the potential for an adverse event.
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
3. Affable Meaning : friendly Synonyms : amiable, congenial, mild, urbane Antonyms : disdainful, grouchy, grumbling Usage :Since 2009, Jawad, an affable and confident man, has been visiting Pakistan to perform surgeries on acid-attack survivors.
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
4. Aggregate Meaning : forming a collection from separate parts Synonyms : heaped, piled Antonyms : individual, part Usage : In the aggregate, our losses have been relatively small.
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
5. Agnostic Meaning : person unsure that God exists Synonyms : doubter, materialist, skeptic Antonyms : believer Usage: Socrates was an agnostic on the subject of immortality.
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6. Blight Meaning : disease; plague Synonyms : Affliction, pest, rot, scourge Antonyms :Blessing, boon Usage : Extravagance was the blight of the family.
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
7. Capricious Meaning : given to sudden behavior change Synonyms : arbitrary, erratic, mutable, notional Antonyms : Constant, dependable Usage : He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
8. Chaos Meaning : utter confusion Synonyms : bedlam, clutter, muddle, pandemonium, turmoil Antonyms: Calm, harmony Usage :Shortly after the explosion, the person recording the scene begins to run as chaos ensues and sirens sound in the background.
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9. Chastise Meaning : scold, discipline Synonyms : Berate, castigate, censure, upbraid Antonyms: Compliment, Cheer Usage :Various social-media sites and platforms have begun to chastise the new sports darling for his wrong doings.
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
10. Circumlocution Meaning : indirect speech Synonyms : Euphemism, periphrases, prolixity, tautology Antonyms: Conciseness, terseness Usage :He informed the office, with some circumlocution, that the Frenchman had been extremely anxious over the telegram.
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11. Circumspect Meaning : cautious, discreet Synonyms : Cagey, canny, meticulous, prudent, sagacious Antonyms: Audacious, rash Usage : His subsequent actions will remain case by case and circumspect.
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Mix and match… Jumbled words Unjumbled words Dalauoitn Affable Vdaeers
Agnostic Fbafela Blight Gregagte Capricious Sganitoc Adverse Gilbth Aggregate Usiricpaco Adulation viii. Oahsc Chastise Siahcets i. Chaos
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Answers… i- g; ii- e; iii- a; iv- f; v- b; vi- c; vii- d; viii- i; ix- h
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Match the column… Word Synonym Adulation Detrimental 2. Adverse
b. Heaped 3. Affable c. Skeptic Aggregate Sycophancy Agnostic e. Urbane
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Answers… 1. d 2. a 3. e 4. b 5. c
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More of it… Words Antonym Blight Dependable Capricious Compliment
Chaos Boon Chastise d. Harmony 5. Circumlocution e. Audacious 6. Circumspect f. Terseness
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Answers… c a d b f e
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
12. Coherent Meaning : understandable Synonyms : Articulate, consistent, lucid Antonyms: Disorganized Usage : Elicit answer from students
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
13. Collateral Meaning : indirect, secondary Synonyms : Accessory, appurtenant, concurrent Antonyms: Chief, principal Usage : He received a scholarship and collateral aid.
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
14. Colloquial Meaning : particular, familiar to an area, informal Synonyms : Chatty, demotic, dialectal Antonyms: Formal, standard Usage :Elicit answer from students
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
15. Disparage Meaning : criticize; detract from Synonyms : Degrade, denigrate, malign, scorch Antonyms: Approve, flatter, laud, praise Usage : Elicit answer from students
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
16. Efficacious Meaning : efficient, productive Synonyms : competent, effectual, potent Antonyms: incapable, inefficient Usage : Elicit answer from students
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
17. Eloquent Meaning : having a skillful way with words Synonyms : ardent, articulate, magniloquent, rhetorical Antonyms: dull, inarticulate Usage : Elicit answer from students
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18. Fabricate Meaning : manufacture, falsify Synonyms :cobble up, concoct, contrive, forge Antonyms: break, demolish, wreck, tell truth Usage : Elicit answer from students
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19. Facile Meaning : easy; easily mastered Synonyms : accomplished, adept, adroit, apparent, articulate Antonyms: arduous, complicated, profound Usage : Elicit answer from students
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
20. Fastidious Meaning : very careful, meticulous Synonyms : captious, dainty, demanding, finicky, punctilious, queasy Antonyms: indifferent, uncouth Usage :Elicit answer from students
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
21. Fidelity Meaning : faithfulness in a relationship Synonyms : allegiance, ardor, fealty, loyalty, piety Antonyms: infidelity, lying, treachery Usage :Elicit answer from students
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22. Forlorn Meaning : hopeless, inconsolable Synonyms : abandoned, cynical, futile, pessimistic, solitary Antonyms: cheerful, consolable, happy Usage :Elicit answer from students
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
23. Foster Meaning : promote, support Synonyms : advance, champion, foment, harbor, nurture Antonyms: condemn, discourage Usage :Elicit answer from students
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Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms
24. Frivolous Meaning : trivial, silly Synonyms : barmy, facetious, juvenile, volatile, whimsical Antonyms: grave, mature, sensible, serious, solemn, thoughtful, wise Usage : Elicit answer from students
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25. Frugal Meaning : economical Synonyms : canny, meticulous, parsimonious, prudent Antonyms: generous, lavish Usage : Elicit answer from students
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Given below are jumbled words
Given below are jumbled words. Choose the option that is the order of meaningful words: cum (a)/ uti (b)/ cir (c)/ loc (d)/ on (e) abcde b) cadbe c) badec 2. ct (a)/ cum (b)/ spe (c)/ cir (d) dbca b) bcad c) cadb 3. cio (a)/ us (b)/ ica (c)/ eff (d) a) abdc b) cadb c) dcab
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4. st (a)/ id (b)/ fa (c)/ us (d)/ io (e)
cabed b) abedc c) bedca 5. ous (a)/ vol (b)/ fri (c) a) abc b) bac c) cab
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Answers… b a c
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Fill in the blanks as instructed…
_________ reigned in the hall as the unbelievable election results were read out but all the candidates remained ________ throughout this. (use a synonym and an antonym of chaos) 2. The article made so much use of _______ that often its meaning was unclear so the writer was asked to follow _______. (use a synonym and an antonym of circumlocution)
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3. The incident led to ____________ feelings and for a long time, I found it difficult to _____________ them. (use a synonym and an antonym of coherent) 4. Books are an ______________ component of student life, ____________ source is a good teacher. (use a synonym and an antonym of collateral)
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5. In order to avoid ___________ variations, students were asked to use a__________ language. (use a synonym and an antonym of colliqual) 6. You should ____________ him for his efforts instead of ______________ him for his poor scores in CAT. (use a synonym and an antonym of disparage)
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7. He engages in so much _________ talk that the gathering never becomes _________ in his presence. (use a synonym and an antonym of eloquent) 8. He will __________ all the facts and __________ such a convincing story that you wont have any option but to believe him. (use a synonym and an antonym of fabricate)
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9. She became _______ at dealing with difficult questions, though it was an __________ task. (use a synonym and an antonym of eloquent) 10. His _____________ became a reason for the end of their such a long ______________. (use a synonym and an antonym of fidelity)
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11. She was not ______________ after she realized she had been ______________ by her partner. (use a synonym and an antonym of forlorn) 12. Sheena ___________ Sammy from participating in the contest as she herself ___________ a desire to win it which was not possible if Sammy participated. (use a synonym and an antonym of foster)
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13. You ___________ lifestyle is the result of the ______________ life led by your parents. (use a synonym and an antonym of frugal)
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Answers… pandemonium/ calm euphemism/ terseness
disorganized/ articulate appurtenant/ principal dialectal/ standard laud/ denigrating magniloquent/ dull demolish/ concoct adroit/ arduous treachery/allegiance consolable/ abandoned discouraged/ harbored lavish/ parsimonious
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