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Comm 1 Lecture Building Word Power

The document discusses different ways to build word power through etymology, synonyms, antonyms, and context clues. It provides examples of determining the meanings of words based on their origin, clues from prefixes and roots, synonyms and antonyms, and the context of the surrounding sentences. The document also includes exercises to test understanding of word meanings and relationships between words.

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Comm 1 Lecture Building Word Power

The document discusses different ways to build word power through etymology, synonyms, antonyms, and context clues. It provides examples of determining the meanings of words based on their origin, clues from prefixes and roots, synonyms and antonyms, and the context of the surrounding sentences. The document also includes exercises to test understanding of word meanings and relationships between words.

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BUILDING WORD POWER

ETYMOLOGY SYNONYMS ANTONYMS MORE WAYS OF ATTAINING WORD POWER

ETYMOLOGY
ETYMOLOGY refers to the origin and development

of a word.
For example, the terms malaprop/malapropism,

gargantuan, Machiavellian, and maverick.


Other terms: sybarite, forum, crestfallen,

hackneyed, marathon, and kangaroo.

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS are words that have similar meanings.


Fast rapid, swift, hasty, quick, speedy, etc. Some words have similar meanings but they cannot

be easily interchanged.

Write the synonyms for talk most appropriate to the sentence situation. Write your answer on the blank provided after each item.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The two professors were talking about the morality debating/ discussing/ arguing of cloning. ____________ The two vendors were talking about their gossiping/blabbing neighbors meddlesome ways. ___________ From the pulpit, Fr. Joshua was talking about preaching/delivering a sermon, expounding, evangelizing Gods love for humanity. ___________ The neglected wife was talking to her husband nagging/scolding about his drinking and late hours. __________ The teacher was talking about the complex nature explaining/discussing/clarifying of language. ___________

ANTONYMS
ANTONYMS are the opposites of words. Fast slow, sluggish, plodding, delayed, unhurried,

lethargic, leisurely, protracted, and gradual.

Clues in prefixes Clues in roots

No clues

MORE WAYS OF ATTAINING WORD POWER


CONTEXT refers to the words, phrases, and clauses

with which an unknown word is used. Direct clues Indirect clues Contrasting ideas within the sentence Associated or related words

Detect the meaning of each italicized word from the clues you can find in the sentence. Circle the letter of your answer. Underline the words as clues to the meaning.

1. Herman is noted for his magnanimity, his big heart. a. generosity b. heart ailment c. showy ways 2. For a teenager, she is very infantile because of her tantrums. a. useless b. childish c. fond of babies

3. Five panelists votes were in favor of the applicants, but four other votes were adverse. a. all abstention b. similar c. unfavorable 4. Guia can never do her assignments on time for she always procrastinates. a. plays games b. sleeps early c. postpones actions

GROUP QUIZ !!!

EASY ROUND (2 points)

Write the synonyms for talk most appropriate to the sentence situation. Write your answer on the blank provided after each item.

speak/communicate 1. Can you talk in French? ____________ 2. The police tried to torture the suspect in order to confess/give information make him talk. __________ 3. Please talk about your funny experience in the war. relate/tell __________ 4. The new lecturer will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the computer. ___________ discuss/explain 5. At the party, everybody seemed to be talking at the same time. ___________ chattering/speaking

Detect the meaning of each italicized word from the clues you can find in the sentence. Circle the letter of your answer.

1. Hoping it would alleviate the pain, the brave boy applied medicine on his wound. a. stop b. lighten c. fight 2. Mother had to upbraid Felix for his use of bad words. a. insult b. scold c. ignore

3. Condiments such as pepper, garlic, onion, and pickles are available in markets. a. conditions b. native delicacies c. seasoning

4. The visitor expected only a simple meal from the poor couple but he was served a sumptuous dinner. a. pretentious b. delicious c. lavish 5. The farmers have very strong grounds for opposing land conversion. a. bases b. fields c. feelings

MODERATE ROUND (3 points)

Look at the meanings of these words. Then match them with their opposites.

1. parsimonious a. enervate b. comic c. magnanimous 2. phenomenal a. taciturn b. introvert c. ordinary 3. cosmopolitan a. provincial b. democratic c. rustic

4. imbecile a. archaic b. intelligent c. stupid 5. diaphanous a. light b. opaque c. transparent

DIFFICULT ROUND (5 points)

Write down the name of the person or literary character from whom the terms are derived:
1.

malaprop/malapropism

2. gargantuan

3. maverick
4. tawdry 5. shrapnel

Write down the name of the person or literary character from whom the terms are derived:
1.

Mrs. Malaprop from the play The Rivals

2. Gargantua from a book by a French author

Rabelais

3. Samuel Maverick 4. St. Audrey 5. Gen. H. Shrapnel (Brit. Army)

Fill in the blanks with the best answer.


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The best way to ascertain the meaning of a difficult word is to __________________. If you remember the meaning of gargantuan (gigantic) simply because you recall that it was taken from Gargantua, a giant, youve learned words and meanings through __________. If you want to keep on reading, yet youre bothered by difficult words, you may tackle the problem by detecting meaning from _______________. If the companion words of a difficult word give a definition, synonym, or explanation of the word, you have _________ clues. If you have a sentence like this: At first, the police training exercises were easy, later they became rigorous, the meaning of rigorous, the difficult word, is hinted by the ______________ in the sentence.

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