SY BCOM SEM_III Using Words Accurately

 Empathy Skills 

Set 1: Interlude, Interval, and Intermission

1. Interlude - Refers to a break or pause in an event, often something different inserted to offer a change. Often used in performances or in general events where there's a short activity or piece between main acts.

   • Example: "A musical interlude between two acts of a play."

2. Interval - Refers to a time period between two events or parts of an event. Often used to describe breaks in performances or periods in sports.

   • Example: "There was a 15-minute interval between the two halves of the play."

3. Intermission - A specific break during an entertainment event, like a movie or a theater performance, allowing the audience time to rest.

   • Example: "The audience enjoyed snacks during the intermission."

Set 2: Factory, Company, Firm, Corporation, and Agency

1. Factory - A place where goods are manufactured in large quantities.

   • Example: "The automobile factory produces hundreds of cars daily."

2. Company - A business organization that makes, buys, or sells goods or services.

   • Example: "She works for a software company."

3. Firm - Generally refers to a business, often associated with legal or financial professions.

   • Example: "The law firm handles corporate cases."

4. Corporation - A large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity.

   • Example: "Apple Inc. is a multinational corporation."

5. Agency - An organization providing specific services, often governmental or related to particular sectors.

   • Example: "The travel agency arranged our vacation."

Set 3: Work, Job, Employment, Career, Profession, and Vocation

1. Work - General term for tasks or activities done to achieve something, paid or unpaid.

   • Example: "He has a lot of work to finish by the end of the day."

2. Job - A paid position of regular employment.

   • Example: "She got a job as a graphic designer."

3. Employment - The state of having a paid job.

   • Example: "After months of searching, he finally found employment."

4. Career - A series of jobs in a particular field over a long period.

   • Example: "She has built a successful career in education."

5. Profession - A type of work that requires specialized education and training.

   • Example: "Medicine is a demanding profession."

6. Vocation - A calling or strong desire to spend one’s life doing a certain kind of work, often with a sense of purpose.

   • Example: "Teaching is more of a vocation than just a job."

Set 4: Aversion, Hatred, and Dislike

1. Aversion - A strong feeling of dislike or unwillingness toward something.

   • Example: "He has an aversion to spicy food."

2. Hatred - An intense, passionate dislike, often directed toward people or ideas.

   • Example: "There was evident hatred in his tone."

3. Dislike - A mild feeling of not liking something or someone.

   • Example: "She has a slight dislike for crowded places."

Set 5: Appreciation, Praise, and Admiration

1. Appreciation - Recognizing the value or quality of something or someone.

   • Example: "She showed her appreciation for his hard work."

2. Praise - Expressing approval or admiration for someone’s achievements.

   • Example: "The manager praised her team's efforts."

3. Admiration - A deep respect and approval, often towards someone's qualities.

   • Example: "She has great admiration for her teacher’s dedication."

Here are concise, one-word meanings for each:

Set 1

• Interlude: Break
• Interval: Pause
• Intermission: Recess

Set 2

• Factory: Plant
• Company: Business
• Firm: Partnership
• Corporation: Enterprise
• Agency: Service

Set 3

• Work: Task
• Job: Position
• Employment: Occupation
• Career: Path
• Profession: Field
• Vocation: Calling

Set 4

• Aversion: Disgust
• Hatred: Loathing
• Dislike: Distaste

Set 5

• Appreciation: Recognition
• Praise: Approval
• Admiration: Respect

Positivity Skills 

Adverb Table

Adverb with suffix -ly	Meaning	Antonym with suffix -ly	Meaning
formerly	previously	latterly	recently
finally	at last	initially	at first
incessantly	constantly	occasionally	from time to time
rapidly	quickly	slowly	at a low speed
probably	likely	improbably	unlikely
continually	repeatedly	sporadically	infrequently
steadily	consistently	irregularly	inconsistently
gradually	step-by-step	abruptly	suddenly
anxiously	nervously	calmly	peacefully
suddenly	unexpectedly	gradually	slowly
violently	forcefully	gently	softly
fairly	justly or moderately	unfairly	unjustly

Word	Adverb	Word	Adverb
1. dismal	dismally	16. severe	severely
2. indistinct	indistinctly	17. poor	poorly
3. inconsolable	inconsolably	18. impatient	impatiently
4. terrible	terribly	19. vague	vaguely
5. providential	providentially	20. worried	worriedly
6. haphazard	haphazardly	21. extraordinary	extraordinarily
7. silent	silently	22. repeated	repeatedly
8. compassionate	compassionately	23. breathless	breathlessly
9. intense	intensely	24. familiar	familiarly
10. familiar	familiarly	25. joyful	joyfully
11. mistaken	mistakenly	26. happy	happily
12. historical	historically	27. understanding	understandingly
13. sympathetic	sympathetically	28. various	variously
14. close	closely	29. intelligent	intelligently
15. large	largely	30. unwilling	unwillingly

Professional Skills

Meanings of "Barely" in Sentences

1. The newly-built house was barely furnished.
   Meaning: In a simple way — the house had minimal or simple furnishings.

2. The time was barely 10 o'clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well-nigh de-peopled the streets.
   Meaning: Only just — it was only just 10 o'clock, or barely that time.

3. Ashok was barely five years old when he learnt swimming.
   Meaning: Only just — he was only just five years old when he learned to swim.

Meanings of Other Words

1. Puff

• Meaning 1: A small burst of air or smoke.
  • Sentence: A puff of smoke rose from the chimney.
• Meaning 2: A soft, rounded object or food item.
  • Sentence: She had a puff of cotton to clean the surface.
• Meaning 3: To breathe or blow out air, usually in short bursts.
  • Sentence: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.

2. Blow

• Meaning 1: To move air, as in wind or by force.
  • Sentence: The wind began to blow fiercely through the trees.
• Meaning 2: A sudden shock or setback.
  • Sentence: Losing his job was a huge blow to his confidence.
• Meaning 3: To release air forcefully through the mouth.
  • Sentence: She took a deep breath and blew out the candles.

3. Meet (verb)

• Meaning 1: To come into the presence of someone.
  • Sentence: I will meet her at the café at 3 p.m.
• Meaning 2: To fulfill or satisfy a requirement.
  • Sentence: The new program was designed to meet all the client's needs.

Meet (noun)

• Meaning 1: A gathering or competition.
  • Sentence: The track meet was scheduled for the weekend.
• Meaning 2: An encounter or introduction to someone.
• Sentence: Our first meet was brief but memorable.

Leadership Skills 

African words Here are some African words in the text: harmattan, ogbono, garri, egusi, jollof. You might have understood the meanings of these words from the context. Harmattan is a kind of seasonal wind; ogbono, garri and esui are varieties of soup; and jollof is a type of rice. Why do you think the author has chosen to use these words rather than their English equivalents? Here are three other examples of words from African languages: banjo, chimpanzee, and dengue. Can you add some more words to the list? Is it not surprising that we use a word like 'dengue' so often today? Why do you think such a phenomenon occurs? 

The author likely chose to use these African words—harmattan, ogbono, garri, egusi, and jollof—instead of English equivalents because they carry specific cultural nuances and evoke a sense of place and tradition. Using original terms enhances authenticity, helps readers connect with African culture, and preserves the identity of unique foods, traditions, and natural phenomena that may not have direct English equivalents.

Here are additional words with African origins commonly used in English:

• Safari - a journey or expedition, especially in East Africa for wildlife viewing.
• Jazz - a genre of music with roots in African American communities.
• Zombie - derived from the West African word nzambi, meaning "spirit of a dead person."
• Gumbo - a stew associated with Louisiana cuisine, influenced by West African cooking.
• Kwashiorkor - a severe form of malnutrition originating from a Ghanaian term.
• Ubuntu - a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity" or "the spirit of togetherness."

The phenomenon of adopting words from other languages, like dengue, occurs due to globalization, trade, migration, and cross-cultural interactions. As people encounter unfamiliar customs, foods, diseases, or natural elements, they often adopt the native terms for them, which then become widely used due to necessity or lack of a better alternative in their language. These adopted words enrich the English language by introducing new concepts and connecting it with diverse cultures around the world.