PEL 101 COMMUNICATION SKILLSI LECTURE12 WEEK6 DESIGNED BY

PEL 101 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS-I LECTURE-12 WEEK-6 DESIGNED BY SATPAL SINGH, 15908 ANUDEEP KAUR BEDI, 13654 RUCHIKA VERMA, 13422

Let’s play with words

Word list… 1. Adulation 3. Affable 5. Agnostic 7. Capricious 9. Chastise 11. Circumspect 13. Collateral 15. Disparage 17. Eloquent 19. Facile 21. Fidelity 23. Foster 25. Frugal 2. Adverse 4. Aggregate 6. Blight 8. Chaos 10. Circumlocution 12. Coherent 14. Colloquial 16. Efficacious 18. Fabricate 20. Fastidious 22. Forlorn 24. Frivolous

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 : • Elicit example from students

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 1. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 6. Blight Meaning : disease; plague Synonyms : Affliction, pest, rot, scourge Antonyms : Blessing, boon Usage : Extravagance was the blight of the family.

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 he'll react.

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.

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 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.

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.

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 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.

Mix and match… Jumbled words Unjumbled words i. a. Affable Dalauoitn ii. Vdaeers b. Agnostic iii. Fbafela c. Blight iv. Gregagte d. Capricious v. Sganitoc e. Adverse vi. Gilbth f. Aggregate vii. Usiricpaco g. Adulation viii. Oahsc h. Chastise ix. Siahcets i. Chaos

Answers… i- g; ii- e; iii- a; iv- f; v- b; vi- c; vii- d; viii- i; ix- h

Match the column… Word 1. Adulation 2. Adverse 3. Affable 4. Aggregate 5. Agnostic Synonym a. Detrimental b. Heaped c. Skeptic d. Sycophancy e. Urbane

Answers… 1. d 2. a 3. e 4. b 5. c

More of it… Words 1. Blight 2. Capricious 3. Chaos 4. Chastise 5. Circumlocution 6. Circumspect Antonym a. Dependable b. Compliment c. Boon d. Harmony e. Audacious f. Terseness

Answers… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. c a d b f e

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 12. Coherent Meaning : understandable Synonyms : Articulate, consistent, lucid Antonyms: Disorganized Usage : Elicit answer from students

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 13. Collateral Meaning : indirect, secondary Synonyms : Accessory, appurtenant, concurrent Antonyms: Chief, principal Usage : He received a scholarship and collateral aid.

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 14. Colloquial Meaning : particular, familiar to an area, informal Synonyms : Chatty, demotic, dialectal Antonyms: Formal, standard Usage : Elicit answer from students

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 15. Disparage Meaning : criticize; detract from Synonyms : Degrade, denigrate, malign, scorch Antonyms: Approve, flatter, laud, praise Usage : Elicit answer from students

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 16. Efficacious Meaning : efficient, productive Synonyms : competent, effectual, potent Antonyms: incapable, inefficient Usage : Elicit answer from students

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

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 18. Fabricate Meaning : manufacture, falsify Synonyms : cobble up, concoct, contrive, forge Antonyms: break, demolish, wreck, tell truth Usage : Elicit answer from students

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 19. Facile Meaning : easy; easily mastered Synonyms : accomplished, adept, adroit, apparent, articulate Antonyms: arduous, complicated, profound Usage : Elicit answer from students

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 20. Fastidious Meaning : very careful, meticulous Synonyms : captious, dainty, demanding, finicky, punctilious, queasy Antonyms: indifferent, uncouth Usage : Elicit answer from students

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

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 22. Forlorn Meaning : hopeless, inconsolable Synonyms : abandoned, cynical, futile, pessimistic, solitary Antonyms: cheerful, consolable, happy Usage : Elicit answer from students

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 23. Foster Meaning : promote, support Synonyms : advance, champion, foment, harbor, nurture Antonyms: condemn, discourage Usage : Elicit answer from students

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

Vocabulary: Antonyms/Synonyms 25. Frugal Meaning : economical Synonyms : canny, meticulous, parsimonious, prudent Antonyms: generous, lavish Usage : Elicit answer from students

Given below are jumbled words. Choose the option that is the order of meaningful words: 1. cum (a)/ uti (b)/ cir (c)/ loc (d)/ on (e) a) abcde b) cadbe c) badec 2. ct (a)/ cum (b)/ spe (c)/ cir (d) a) dbca b) bcad c) cadb 3. cio (a)/ us (b)/ ica (c)/ eff (d) a) abdc b) cadb c) dcab

4. st (a)/ id (b)/ fa (c)/ us (d)/ io (e) a) cabed b) abedc c) bedca 5. ous (a)/ vol (b)/ fri (c) a) abc b) bac c) cab

Answers… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. b a c a b

Fill in the blanks as instructed… 1. _____ 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

13. You ______ lifestyle is the result of the _______ life led by your parents. (use a synonym and an antonym of frugal)

Answers… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 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