Communication English- Semester I

UNIT 1
Content
• Comprehension
• Enriching Vocabulary
• Single Word for a Group of Words
• Words Frequently Misspelled
Comprehension- Meaning, Definition, Importance

• Meaning- the ability to understand

• Definition- Comprehension refers to your ability to understand
something or your actual understanding of something.
• Importance- Comprehension is an important aspect of gaining
knowledge and is often considered more important than the
communication itself. Expansion of comprehension gives rise to easier
communication.
Reading Comprehension/ Comprehension of a
Passage
• Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking
of the passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have
never have happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It
carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly
inspected the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled
over and sank in a cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that
most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no
chance to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble
overboard, only 139 survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the
rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll
amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an unpleasant number of
questions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were
men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women, children
and the elderly.
Questions
• Who were the survivors of the accident?
• Was the ship inspected? If yes, describes the lines from the passage
that states so, and if no, describe the lines from the passage that states
so.
• According to the passage, what was the estimated number of
passengers that were onboard?
• Who were the survivors?
• Give a suitable title to the passage.
Enriching Vocabulary- Meaning
• Vocabulary refers to the collection of words that a person knows or
uses.
• Enriching vocabulary refers to the development of vocabulary
Word Synonym 1 Synonym 2 Synonym 3 Synonym 4
Amazing Incredible Unbelievable Improbable Astonishing
Begin Start Open Launch Initiate
Destroy Ruin Demolish Raze Slay
Do Execute Enact Carry Out Finish
Get Acquire Obtain Secure Procure
Dull Unimaginative Lifeless Tedious Tiresome
Good Excellent Marvelous Superior Exemplary
Reply Respond Acknowledge Answer Retort
Ask Question Inquire Query Interrogate
Beautiful Gorgeous Dazzling Splendid Magnificent
Bad Rotten Sinful Contaminated Depraved
Awful Dreadful Terrible Abominable Unpleasant
Anger Enrage Infuriate Arouse Nettle
Word Synonym 1 Synonym 2 Synonym 3 Synonym 4
Dangerous Perilous Hazardous Risky Uncertain
Dark Shadowy Unlit Murky Gloomy
Definite Certain Sure Positive Determined
Decide Determine Settle Choose Resolve
Delicious Savory Delectable Appetizing Luscious
Describe Portray Characterize Picture Narrate
Difference Disagreement Inequity Contrast Dissimilarity
Angry Wrathful Furious Enraged Indignant
Go Recede Depart Fade Disappear
Great Noteworthy Worthy Distinguished Remarkable
Gross Improper Rude Coarse Indecent
Happy Pleased Contended Satisfied Delighted
Hate Despise Loathe Detest Abhor
Word Synonym 1 Synonym 2 Synonym 3 Synonym 4
Have Acquire Own Maintain Posses
Help Aid Assist Succor Encourage
Lazy Indolent Slothful Idle Inactive
Little Small Tiny Dainty Miniature
Look Inspect Survey Study Scrutinize
Love Like Admire Fancy Esteem
Make Design Fabricate Manufacture Produce
Mark Impress Effect Trace Imprint
Mischievous Naughty Prankish Waggish Sportive
Move Shift Crawl Go Proceed
Neat Tidy Orderly Uncluttered Immaculate
Accept Receive Take Gain Obtain
Careful Cautious Aware Alert Vigilant
Single word for a group of words
1. One who knows many languages = LINGUIST
2. One who is unable to pay one's debts = INSOLVENT
3. One who is unable to pay one's debts = BANKRUPT
4. One who is having an evil reputation = NOTORIOUS
5. One who leaves his country to settle elsewhere = EMIGRANT
6. One who believes in fate = FATALIST
7. One who plays a game for pleasure and not professionally = AMATEUR
8. One who has grown old in or had long experience of (especially military)
service or occupation = VETERAN
9. One who believes in the existence of God = THEIST
10. One who has no belief in the existence of God = ATHEIST
11. One who abstains from animal food, especially meat = VEGETARIAN
12. One who hates mankind = MISANTHROPE
13. One who hates mankind = MISANTHROPIST
14. One who loves and works for his fellowmen = PHILANTHROPIST
15. One who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest = USURER
16. One who is not being able to be elected or selected under the rules =
INELIGIBLE
17. One who looks at the bright side of things = OPTIMIST
18. One who looks at the dark side of things = PESSIMIST
19. One who eats human flesh = CANNIBAL
20. One who is not being able to make a mistake = INFALLIBLE
21. One who is knowing everything = OMNISCIENT
22. One who is being all-powerful = OMNIPOTENT
23. One who is being present everywhere = OMNIPRESENT
24. One who comes as a settler into a foreign country = IMMIGRANT
25. One who is belonging to all parts of the world = COSMOPOLITAN
26. A person familiar with many different countries = COSMOPOLITAN
27. One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen = ALIEN
28. One who is given to questioning the truth of facts and the soundness of inferences =
SCEPTIC
29. One who abandons his religious faith = APOSTATE
30. One who undergoes the penalty of death for persistence in his faith = MARTYR
31. One who makes an eloquent public speech = ORATOR
32. One who defends or is zealous for his country's freedom or rights = PATRIOT
33. A person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain = STOIC
34. A person sent on a mission (usually official) = EMISSARY

35. A minister representing a Sovereign or State in a foreign country =

AMBASSADOR

36. A child whose parents are dead = ORPHAN

37. A man whose wife is dead = WIDOWER

38. A woman whose husband is dead = WIDOW

Words Frequently Misspell
• absense (absence)
• adress (address)
• advise, the verb, is often switched with advice, the noun.
• alot (a lot)
• aquit (acquit)
• arguement (argument)
• artic (arctic)
• begining (beginning)
• athiest, athist (Atheist)
• awfull, aweful (Awful)
• because (because)
• beautiful (beautiful)
• becomeing (becoming)
• begining (beginning)
• beleive (believe)
• wether (weather)
• benifit (benefit)
• buisness (business)