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Advanced Communication Skills

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Parasite: A person supported by another and giving him/her nothing in return.
Parasite: A person supported by another and giving him/her nothing in return.

Potable: Water fit for drinking.
Psephology: Systematic study of election trends.
Philistine: One who does not care for art, literature etc.

Sinecure: An office with high salary but no work.
Soporific: A drug or other substance that induces sleep.
Theist: One who believes in God.
Vandal: One who damages public property.

This is only a small list as there are so many words that can be practiced by the help of a dictionary or
internet. Here is one such link that you can explore. http://www.enableall.org/?q=node/78 So master
those words as much as you can to make your writing or speaking precise and comprehensible to all.

14.2 Summary

A very interesting method of enhancing your vocabulary is to try to find out the synonyms
and antonyms of useful words. There are a host of prefixes and suffixes that alter or
modify the meanings of words and you should learn them
The present book is a unique collection of definitions and their answers in that no such
book has, to the best of the compiler's knowledge, been attempted so far. Though it cannot
claim to be exhaustive (many words might have been left out), it is a fairly good collection.
It incorporates words from all branches of human knowledge and all fields of human
experience.

There are other aspects of a language without which the learning process will remain
incomplete. Phrasal verbs and idioms make the English language lively, vibrant and
dynamic

We have not touched upon the problem of pronunciation here, which is of paramount
importance when it comes to speaking English correctly and effectively.

14.3 Keywords

Abolish: Do away with wholly

Abbreviation: A shortened form of a word or phrase
Accelerate: To increase the speed; to hasten the progress of
Aggravate: To increase the gravity of an offence or the intensity of a disease

14.4 Self assessment

1. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool
Imbecility Senility
Dotage Superannuation

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