I will be on leave on August 7, 2013. With this, answer this task: Choose a difficult word that starts with the first letter of your first name. Give its lexical category, its synonyms and antonyms, and use it in a sentence. Post your answer on or before August 7, 2013, 10 p.m. AVOID PLAGIARISM.
Follow this format :
Difficult Word :SOPHISTICATED
Lexical Category : adjective.
Synonyms: cosmopolitan, smart
Antonyms : innocent, naive
Sentence : His crush is a sophisticated English lady
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Online Quiz 4 for SAEc and CGB Students
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Renil Jan Ian Aboyme
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep 1B
Difficult Word: RAMPANT
Lexical Word: Adjective
Synonyms: Violent,Raging,Dominant
Antonyms: Gentle,Mild
Sentence: I had rampant aggression.
Difficult Word: VERVE
ReplyDeleteLexical Word: Noun
Synonyms: Intensity, Passion, Stamina
Antonyms: Weakness, Laziness, Dullness
Sentence: He played with skill and verve.
Vico D. Magbanua
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep 1B
Difficult Word: VERVE
Lexical Word: Noun
Synonyms: Intensity, Passion, Stamina
Antonyms: Weakness, Laziness, Dullness
Sentence: He played with skill and verve.
Vico, I want you to change your sentence. hahaha
ReplyDeleteKristophier S. Feleciano
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep 1-B
Difficult Word:LEGITIMIZE
Lexical Word:adjective
Synonyms:codify,constitute
Antonyms:deny,disorganize
Sentence:To him, these institutions seek to legitimize social inequality by propagating and ideology that says existing arrangements are right and reasonable.
Cherry Jean N. Rubia
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep 1B
Difficult Word : CAKEWALK
Lexical Category : Noun
Synonyms: Easy, Walkover
Antonyms : Hard, Trouble
Sentence : Winning the race was a cakewalk for me.
Rica Victoria Paulo
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep 1B
Difficult Word: RECTITUDE
Lexical Category: noun
Synonyms: honesty,integrity,probity
Antonyms: dishonest,evil,immorality
Sentence: She perfectly read the rectitude in his face.
Jamila Allana B. Valdez
ReplyDeleteBS Economics I-A
Difficult Word : JOSTLE
Lexical Category : verb
Synonyms: shove, push, hustle, thrust
Antonyms : pull, away
Sentence : I had to jostle through the crowd just to have a better view.
Jessah Mae A. Asedilla
ReplyDeleteBS Economics I-A
Difficult word: JOCOSE
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: jovial, merry, jolly
Antonyms: gloomy, mournful
Sentence: The audience burst out laughing after he perform his jocose character effectively.
Jessah Mae A. Asedilla
DeleteBS Economics I-A
Difficult word: JOCOSE
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: jovial, merry, jolly
Antonyms: gloomy, mournful
Sentence: The audience burst out laughing after he performed a jocose character effectively.
(final)
LADY MAE T. MILLAMENA
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep 1B
Difficult Word: LAODICEAN
Lexical Category: NOUN,ADJECTIVE
Synonym: PHLEGMATIC, UNCARING, ALOOF
Antonym: MINDFUL, SENSITIVE, CONCERNED
Sentence: I AM NO LONGER A LAODICEAN WHEN I MET YOU. :)
Janel Carlo Y. Gosingco
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep 1B
Difficult Word:Jeer
Lexical Category:noun
Synonyms:bronx cheer,hiss,hoot
Antonyms:cheer
Sentence: The Filipino crowd jeered the opposing team in the game of basketball.
Difficult word: JILT
ReplyDeleteLexical Category: VERB
Synonym: SPLIT UP, BREAK UP, FINISH WITH
Antonym: STICK BY, REMAIN FAITHFUL TO
Sentence: I WANT TO JILT OUR RELATION; IF YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE I AM WILLING TO SET YOU FREE.
Mergen B. Mangubat BS ECONOMICS 1-A
ReplyDeleteDifficult Word: Magnificent
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonym: Glorious, Splendid
Antonym: Unimpressive, Unheroic
Sentence: The result is magnificent from start to finish.
Sheva Marie A. Plasabas
ReplyDelete1-A BSECONOMICS
Difficult word: SAGE
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonym: Smart, Intelligent
Antonym: Slow, Unintelligent
Sentence: In the words of some wise old sage- "prevention is better than cure".
Kevin Ray L. DOminisac
ReplyDeleteBS-Economics A
WORD: Kindred
LEXICAL CATEGORY: Noun
SYNONYMS: Kin,Cognate, Tribe, Clan
ANTONYMS: Dissimilar, Irrelevant, Unaffiliated
SENTENCE: To be caressed a little by her own kindred before she ceased to live was desireable after her heavy scourging.
Jerisa Jumao-as
ReplyDeleteBS Economics 1-A
Difficult Word: JADED
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: satiated,exhausted
Antonyms: active,alive
Sentence: I'm so jaded answering the exam of Trigonometry.
Ella Rose B. Mordeno
ReplyDeleteI-BS Economics(A)
Difficult Word:effigy
Lexical category: noun
Synonym:image,portrait,picture,likeness
Antonym:being,entity
Sentence:An effigy of Mona Lisa was painted between 1503 and 1506.
Sir,this is not final
DeleteMICHAEL KIER M. BURGOS
ReplyDeleteBSEcon1-A
Difficult Word: MENDACIOUS
Lexical Category:ADJECTIVE
Synonym:lying,duplicitous
Antonym:honest,frank
Sentence:The news paper story was mendacious and hurtful.
Mechelle J. Cordova
ReplyDeleteBS Economics 1A
Difficult word: MEAGER
Lexical Category: ADJECTIVE
Synonym: SCANTY, MERE, SPARSE,TENUOUS,INSUFFICIENT
Antonym: ENOUGH, PLENTIFUL, ADEQUATE
Sentence: MEAGER AMOUNT OF EXTRAS ON OFFER
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DeleteDifficult Word: EFFIGY
ReplyDeleteLexical Category: noun
Synonyms: image,portrait,likeness,picture
Antonyms: being,entity
Sentence: An effigy of Mona Lisa was painted between 1503 and 1506.
Lucelyn P. Boquel
ReplyDeleteB.S. Economics 1-A
Difficult Word:LAUD
Lexical category:Adjective.
Synonym:praise,commend
Antonym:conformity
Sentence:The Hour draws its name from the "Lauds" psalms with which it traditionally closes.
Hezekiah E.Tuan BS.Economics 1-A
ReplyDeleteDifficult Word:Hapless
Lexical Category:Adjective
Synonym:Unlucky,Hard-luck,Unfortunate
Antonym:Fortunate,Happy,Lucky
Sentence:The HAPLESS motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car.
Rovel John Susas
ReplyDeleteBS Economics 1-A
Difficult Word: roseate
Lexical Category: adjective
Synonyms: auspicious,bright,encouraging
Antonyms: bleak,dark,depressing
Sentence: One analyst who envisions a qualifiedly roseate future for the nation's automotive industry.
DAVE MONTIMOR BOCADO BS ENTREP 1B
ReplyDeleteDifficult word:dragoman
Lexical Category:noun
Synonyms:translator,interpreter
Antonyms:
Sentence:Meet jack Jason is my icon in the field of dragoman.
PEÑARANDA , MARICAR M.
ReplyDeleteBS ENTREP 1-B
Difficult word: MAGNANIMOUS
Lexical Category: ADJECTIVE
Synonym: GENEROUS , FORGIVING
Antonym: MEAN-SPIRITED , PETTY , SELFISH , STINGY
Sentence: God is one of the best example of being MAGNANIMOUS.
Dayana S.Tormes
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep-1B
Difficult Word:DISSONANT
Lexical Category:ADJECTIVE
Synonyms:INCONSISTENT,INCOMPATIBLE,IRREGULAR
Antonyms:HARMONIOUS,SIMILAR,COMPATIBLE
Sentence:THE MUSIC SOUND DISSONANT BECAUSE THE SINGER IS NOT COMPATIBLE TO THE SONG .
Cristine Doronila
ReplyDeleteBSEnterp.1-B
Difficult Word:COWER
Lexical Category:VERB
Synonyms:tremble
Antonyms:face,meet,come out
Sentence:I am cower in times of oral discussion.
CRISMARIE C. SAYON
ReplyDeleteBS ECONOMICS 1-A
Difficult Word:CLERISY
Lexical Category:Noun
Synonym:intelligence, literati
Antonym:booboisie
Sentence:A society lacking a well-established clerisy with a strong commitment to democratic ideals.
DIANA ROSE Q. SALAS
ReplyDeleteBS ECONOMICS 1A
Difficult Word: DOOMSTER
Lexical Category: NOUN
Synonym: JUDGE
Antonym: OPTIMIST, POLLYANNA
Sentence: The doomster refuses to listen the complaint of one side.
MIRAH VIA J. PANCHA
ReplyDeleteB.S. ECONOMICS 1-A
Difficult word:MAGNANIMOUS
Lexical category:ADJECTIVE
Synonyms:liberal,unspiteful, not petty, high-minded
Antonyms: petty, spiteful, low-minded
Sentence: A magnanimous man strives to do good things or to do what is right in order to be honored by men and by God. Being magnanimous is the way to have a wonderful life.
2nd word:
DeleteDifficult word: MERITORIOUS
Lexical category:ADJECTIVE
synonyms:EXCELLENT, EXEMPLARY,ADMIRABLE
antonyms:UNWORTHY,WRONG, DISHONORABLE
SENTENCE:Being meritorious is the way to success.
Difficult Word:JEREMIAD
ReplyDeleteLexical Category:Noun
Synonyms:Anger,Dispute,Condemnation
Antonyms:Approval,Compliment,Flattery
Sentence: It's a jazzy jeremiad that dances around the whole dilemma of ratings.
JOEBERT C. DANDOY
BS ENTREP 1-B
Abdul j. Jamara
ReplyDeleteBS Economics 1A
Difficult word: ADSCITITIOUS
Lexical categories: ADJECTIVES
Synonym: ADDED;ADDITIONAL
Antonym: ESSENTIAL
Sentence: The School of Applied Economics is planning to adscititious classrooms.
BS Economics 1-A
ReplyDeleteDifficult Word: MIND-BOGGLING
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: Overwhelm, Mind-blowing, Stupendous, Stunning, Astonishing
Antonyms: Ugly
Sentence: Initially the task seemed mind-boggling, how to sensibly integrated such a wealth of disparate material.
Difficult Word : MACERATE
ReplyDeleteLexical Category : verb
Synonyms: emaciate,mash,permeate, soften
Antonyms : aid, assist, help,
Sentence : My mother loves to macerate my favorite fruit in a liqueur a few minutes before dinner time.
MARY MARRIEL I. SUMILE
BS ECONOMICS I-A
Giovannie Zainal
ReplyDeleteBS-ENTREP 1B
Difficult Word:GALLIMAUFRY
Lexical Word:NOUN
Synonyms:JUNGLE,SALAD,RUMMAGE,VARIETY,SHUFFLE,SCRAMBLE
Antonyms:RAVEL
Sentence:There has been gallimaufry of opinions on the subject,therefore I have no answer.
Vance Adriane C. Angayan
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult Word: VENIAL
Lexical Category: adjective
Synonyms: forgivable, excusable, pardonable
Antonyms: indefensible, inexcusable, mortal,
unforgivable, unjustifiable, unpardonable
Sentence: Picking flowers in the park seems like a
venial offense.
Alladin, Adonis P.
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult word: Absquatulate
Lexical Category: Verb
Synonyms : decamp, go off, run off
Antonym: Appear, come, stay
Sentence: We must Absquatulate the area before the terrorist will come.
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ReplyDeleteChristine Queen L. Dueñas
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult Word: CURLICUE
Lexical Word: Noun
Synonyms: twirl, twist, spiral, loop, twine, curl
Antonyms: line, straight
Sentence: The best part of the cabinet are the curlicue designs in its corner.
Meresel M. Manligoy
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult word: MELLIFLUOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms :euphonious, lyrical, mellifluent, lyric, mellow, melodic, melodious, musical
Antonyms: Unlyrical
Sentence: Lea Salonga has a mellifluous voice that makes her famous.
Quitorio, Jeryl S.
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult word: Jocund
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: merry, blithesome, jolly
Antonyms: anguished, blue, heavyhearted
Sentence: Her friends like her because of her jocund personality.
Monteroso, Ram Edecer S.
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult word: RAUCOUS
Lexical Category: adjective
Synonyms: rasp, rambunctious, strident
Antonyms: serene, placid, quiet
Sentence: I'd observed their raucous screams when Adonis won the pageant last Friday.
Johanee Kaye I. Drilon
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult Word:JACTATION
Lexical Category: NOUN
Synonyms: Boasting; bragging; shaking; toasting of body
Antonyms:humble; gentle
Sentence:When Joe touched the grounded electric wire, he suffered several minutes of jactation.
April Joy C. Nacion
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult word:Acquiesce
Lexical Category:Verb
Synonyms: consent,agree,assent,accede,comply
Antonyms:contest,protest, oppose,refuse
Sentence:After the emergency meeting, the CEO acquiesced with all the terms and conditions offered by the bank.
ABIGAIL T. BILAO
ReplyDeleteBSBA- IB
DIFFICULT WORD: AUSTERITY
lEXICAL CATEGORY: NOUN
SYNONYMS:SEVERE,GRIMNESS,RIGOR
ANTONYMS:GENTLE,CALM, MILD
SENTENCE:If you've ever encountered a teacher who was stern and strict in his class, then probably, you will remarked him for his austerity.
Charie Vidal
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult word:Choragus
Lexical category: noun
Synonyms:leader,commander
Antonym:follower
Sentence: He is the choragus of the revolution.
Floremar Celis
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult word :Falcate
Lexical Category :Adjective
Synonyms :sickle-shaped, semicircular,concave , curved
Antonyms :straight, straight arrow, straight line
Sentence : As we moved slowly toward the blows a whale arched its back, showing a strongly falcate dorsal fin.
:)
Kristal Mae F. Rasonable
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult word : Kittenish
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: childish, coquettish, coy, flirtatious, frolicsome, fun-loving, impish, mischievous, sportive
Antonyms: lethargic, stiff, unplayful
Sentence : The days when young ladies at a dance were supposed to be kittenish around young men.
Pagas, Leah Ann Vallente
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult word: Licentiate
Lexical category: Noun
Synonyms: certificated member, diplomat
Antonyms; undergraduate
Sentence: I want to finish my studies and be a licentiate.
Difficult word: Ineptly
ReplyDeleteLexical Category: Adverb
Synonyms: awkwardly,clumsily,poorly,ineffectively
Antonyms: Adequately,Calmly,Mildly,Morally
Sentence: He performed his functions ineptly.
NAJIAL,CAMILE W.
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Difficult Word: CLANDESTINE
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: Hidden,,Confidential,Illicit
Antonyms: Aboveboard,Legal,Forthright
Sentence: The actions that we've done ,although clandestine will still have effect to others even in our society.
Magno III, Avelino B.
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult Word : Agminate
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms : grouped, gathered, clustered
Antonym : individual,disperse,dissemble,scatter,
separate
Sentence : CGB students immediately agminate at the dome
during their pajama party.
Maynopas, Christine Ann D.
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult word: CHAGRIN
Lexical Category: Noun
Synonyms: humiliation, embarrassment, dissatisfaction, annoyance
Antonyms: delight, confidence, happiness, triumph, pleasure
Sentence: Much to her chagrin, she didn't remember anything at all.
Jurilyn D. Jawale
ReplyDeleteBSEconomics 1A
Difficult word: JUDICIOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: intelligent
Antonyms: imprudent
Sentence: A good teacher who knows how to give judicious
criticism as well as praise.
Jurilyn D. Jawale
DeleteBSEconomics 1A
Difficult word: JUDICIOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: intelligent
Antonyms: imprudent
Sentence: The Attorney of my uncle is very judicious
in his job.
Chavez, Roshell Mae P.
ReplyDeleteBS Econ 1-A
Difficult Word: RAMBUNCTIOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonym: boisterous, noisy, raucous, rough, rowdy, rude, termagant
Antonym: introverted, meek, quiet, shy
Sentence: Rambunctious girl easily get into trouble.
Distor, Shierly Rose L.
ReplyDeleteBS Economics IA
Difficult word: SACRILEGIOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: blasphemous, indecent
Antonyms: decent, upright
Sentence: It is a sacrilegious act to use the name of God in vain.
Cerezo, Angelica Khryss Y.
ReplyDeleteBS Economics IA
Difficult Word: AVARICE
Lexical Category: noun
Synonyms: greediness, avidity, covetousness
Antonyms: generosity, charitable
Sentence: He is driven by avarice when he became the president of the company.
Anne Geraldine A. Biol
ReplyDeleteBS Econ 1-A
Difficult Word: AFFABLE
Lexical Category:Adjective
Synonym:amiable,approachable,pleasant,sociable
Antonym:mean,rude,unfriendly,impolite
Sentence:She is an affable one that's why people are comfortable to have a chitchat with her.
April Joy Satohito
ReplyDeleteBS Econ A-1
Difficult word: ASSIDUOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: Diligent, zealous
Antonyms: Negligent, Lazy
Sentence: Our Mayor is an example of an assiduous leader; especially in terms of decision making.
Kimberlene P. Apad
ReplyDeleteBS in Economics 1-A
Difficult Word: KEEN
Lexical Category: Noun
Synonyms: groan, howl, moan, plaint
Antonyms: exultation, rejoicing
Sentence: The loud keens of the wolves in the forest were heard throughout the city.
Moises Emmanuel D. Mina
ReplyDeleteBS ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1-B
Difficult Word:Macabre
Lexical Category:Adjective
Synonyms:ghastly,morbid,frightening
Antonyms:cheerful,pleasing
Sentence:
There is also more graphic violence and macabre detail this time around.
Lovely Grace P. Nara
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep 1-B
Difficult word: LOQUACIOUS
Lexical category:adjective
Synonyms:talkative,chatty
Antonyms:quiet,l,untalkative
Sentence:There is nothing worse than having a loquacious person sit next to you on an airplane.
Rogelyn P. Bangalando
ReplyDeleteENT-1B
Difficult Word:RABBLE
Lexical Category:Noun
Synonyms:ragtag,bobtail,rout
Antonyms:Aristocracy,elite,upper class
Sentence:The crown prince was reminded that even the rabble of the realm deserved his attention and compassion.
Gladymae A.Layaog
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep. 1-B
Difficult Word:GIBE
Lexical category:verb
Synonyms:ridicule,mock
Antonyms:compliment,praise
Sentence:He struck a low blow when he made a gibe about her weight.
Moises Emmanuel D. Mina
ReplyDeleteBS ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1-B
Difficult Word: MACABRE
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: ghastly,morbid,frightening
Antonyms: cheerful,pleasing
Sentence:
There is also more graphic violence and macabre detail this time around.
Frenches Ann Tampadong
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult Word: FEROCIOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: fierce, vicious
Antonyms: sympathetic, calm
Sentence: The ferocious lion killed its prey by biting its head off.
SAMMIELYN OLAJAY
ReplyDeleteENT.1B
Difficult word:SANGUINE
lexical category : adjective
synonyms : hopeful,self-assured,positive,enthusiastic
antonyms :unhappy,pale,gloomy
Sentence : Sam was sanguine about her boyfriend taking her back after their short break-up.
Dana Leigh S. Cuadrasal
ReplyDeleteBS Entrep 1B
Difficult Word :
DAPOCAGINOUS
Lexical Category :
Adjective
Synonyms :
Mean-spirited; heartless
Antonyms :
Noble ; merciful
Sentence :
All of us are dapocaginous at several points in our lives, but let’s make these instances the exceptions and not the norms! :)
Difficult word: KAYOED
ReplyDeleteLexical category: Noun, Adjective
Synonyms: out, knocked out
Antonyms: conscious
Sentence: In boxing, the one who will kayoed his opponent will gonna be the champion.
Quennie D. Aniana
ReplyDeleteBS ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1-B
Difficult Word: QUERULOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: crabby,cranky,grouchy,grumpy,fussy
Antonyms: forbearing,long-suffering,patient,stoic
Sentence: Car trips that were frequently spoiled by a couple of querulous passengers in the back.
:)
AGUHOB,VERA MAY P.
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
DIFFICULT WORD:Vignette
Lexical Category:Noun
Synonyms:sketch,portrait,definition,rendering
Antonyms:misrepresentation
Sentence:A vignette is often added to an image to draw an interest to the center and to frame the center portion of the photo.
Secretaria, Emma D.
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult Word : Emulous
Lexical Category:Adjective
Synonyms : rivalrous
Antonyms : noncompetitive
Sentence :In seeking military service, he was not emulous of military glory, but actuated by and abiding conviction of patriotic duty.
:)
Secretaria, Emma D.
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult Word : Emulous
Lexical Category:Adjective
Synonyms : rivalrous
Antonyms : noncompetitive
Sentence :In seeking military service, he was not emulous of military glory, but actuated by and abiding conviction of patriotic duty.
:)
Angelica C. Paler
ReplyDeleteBS ENTREP 1-B
Difficult Word : Adroit
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms : skillful,expert,artful
Antonyms : unskillful,clumsy,amateur
Sentence : Rumor has always played a role in politics, but rarely have the backstage operatives been so adroit and so cynical in their use of vitriol.
Jason S. Silangon
ReplyDeleteENT1-B (day)
Difficult Word : JUXTAPOSITION
Lexical Category : noun
Synonyms: nearness,contact,proximity
Antonyms :distance,remoteness
Sentence : The juxtaposition of a fingerprint will help the FBI determine the culprit of the crime.
Pantilgan, Jessiree F.
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult Word: Jannock
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: Straight forward and fair: upright, decent
Antonyms: devious and dishonest: unseemly, inappropriate
Sentence: She never gave a jannock judgment to those people involved in the contest.
Jessa A. Magsayo
ReplyDeleteBS ENTREP. 1-B
Difficult word: JUNCTURE
Lexical Category: Noun
Synonyms: point, junction, conjuncture
Antonyms: disconnection,contrariety,separation
Sentence: At this juncture, let us lend our ears to the President as he is going to deliver his speech.
Bezire M. Abdon
ReplyDeleteBS ENTREP 1-B
Difficult Word : Barren
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms : bony,dead,desolate
Antonyms: fertile,fruitful,lush
Sentence: Few creatures can thrive on these barren mountaintops.
JACKIELYN JOYCE DELFIN
ReplyDeleteBS.ENTERP 1-B
Difficult Word: JOVIAL
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms:blithesome, festive, gay, gleeful, jocose, jocular, jocund, jolly, merry, laughing, mirthful, sunny
Antonyms:abject, aggrieved, anguished, blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent
Sentence:The audience was in a jovial mood.
Giducos , Reychelle Ann T.
ReplyDeleteBSBA - 1B
Difficult Word:RAPTUROUS
Lexical Category:Adjective
Synonyms:delightful,enchanted,happy
Antonyms:unhappy,depressed,miserable
Sentence:Our sociology teacher was rapturous for us because we passed the prelim exam.
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ReplyDeleteRunnel S. Manga
ReplyDeleteBs Entrepreneurship 1-B
Difficult Word: rabid
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: extremist, fanatic, radical
Antonyms: nonrevolutionary, unrevolutionary
Sentence: Smart Gilas Pilipinas fans whose rabid makes them go berserk when their team wins.
JISAMAE GUISIHAN
ReplyDeleteBSBA 1-B
Difficult Word: JUVENILE
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: young,childish,adolescent,immature
Antonyms: mature,grown-up
Sentence:Please don't be so juvenile as to resort to baseless threats.
Difficult Word: Contretempts
ReplyDeleteLexical Category: Noun
Synonyms: Difficulty, Misfortune, Adversity, Distress, Mishap
Antonyms: Advantage, Happiness, Pleasure, Peace, Success
Sentence: That dropped her to sixth place, but Clark is accustomed to rallying from deficits, not to mention coping with CONTRETEMPTS.
JEXPER CLARK C. DASALLA
ReplyDeleteBS ENTREP1-B
Difficult word:JAUNT
Lexical category:Noun
Synonyms:Pilgrimage,expedition,trip,tour
Antonyms:motionless,behave,idle,inactive
Sentence:Every year i make a jaunt to green field to recharge my faith in creating a better world.
Danica R. Bajen
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult word: DEXTEROUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: able, skilled, clever
Antonyms: unable, clumsy, inexpert
Sentence: We need first to experience failures and take a long
process before we become a dexterous individuals.
AnonymousWednesday, August 07, 2013
ReplyDeleteGARCIA,BABY LYN R.
BS ECONOMICS: 1-B
Difficult word: Blarney
Lexical category: Noun
Synonyms:sweet talk, soft, skillful flattery
Antonyms: Bad- mouthing, belittlement,depreciation
Sentence: Sometimes we are deceived by the blarney conversation of our real backbiter.
Jezel Joy V. Romero
ReplyDeleteBA-1B
Difficult Word: Jaunty
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: Playful, Jolly, Carefree, Lively
Antonyms: Sad, Serious, Unhappy, Lifeless
Sentence: Jane walked down the street with a jaunty steps in the glorious autumn sunshine.
Gutang, Johanna Mae N.
ReplyDeleteBSBA-1B
Difficult Word:Jocular
Lexical Category:Adjective
Synonyms:Humorous
Antonyms:Humorless
Sentence:Jocular way, that a man cannot tell whenever they are serious.
RUTH D. LAMPIOS
ReplyDeleteBS ECONOMICS 1-A
Difficult Word:RIDICULOUS
Lexical Category:adjective
Synonyms:absurd,incredible
Antonyms:sensible,wise
Sentence:Ridiculous to expect them to sell a lot of records.
APRILYN M. ALMACEN
ReplyDeleteI-B ENTREP
Difficult Word:Absterge
Lexical Category:noun
Synonyms:Purify,dredge,clean
Antonyms:pollute,worsen,dirty
Sentence:Turks of all sorts, men and women, and all over Greece, and those hot countries; to absterge belike that fulsomeness of sweat, to which they are there subject.
Nikki Grace Camarin
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Difficult Word:Nascent
Lexical Category:Adjective
Synonyms;growing
Antonyms:dying
Sentence:The private media, on the other hand, is still nascent.
Jaziel D. Galicia
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Difficult Word :
JACTANCY
Lexical Category :
Noun
Synonyms :
boastfulness, vainglory
Antonyms :
humble
Sentence :
i know a lot of people who are Jactancy .
Michelle Jean O. Ordona
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Difficult word: MISCHIEVOUS
Lexical category: Adjective
Synonyms: Naughty, playful
Antonyms: Behave, kind, good
Sentence: Joy, one of my friends, is so mischievous.
Gail Joy Augusto
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Difficult Word: GARRULOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: chatty, wordy
Antonyms: quiet, silent
Sentence: My friend is the most garrulous person I've ever met that's why I hate when we're together.
Dueñas,Eddiezon A.
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Difficult word: eidolon
Lexical Category: Noun
Synonyms:Phantom, Illusion, Fallacy
Antonyms:Certainty,Being,Actuality
Sentence: When I was walking around the campus I saw an eidolon sitting at the Acacia tree.
REQUIZ, CHRISTY MARIE M..
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Difficult word: cloying
Lexical category: adjective
Synonyms: ambrosial,sweet,syrupy
Antonyms: cynical,hardheaded,sour
Sentence: I painted life in cloying colors.
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Difficult Word: Cabal
Lexical Category: Noun
Synonyms: Scheme, Intrigue, Conspiracy
Antonyms: Separation , Dissolution
Sentence: Those who form this cabal operate in a network of shadowy organizations that proselytize the demise of western democracy.
Celis, Floremar P.
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Difficult word: Finagle
Lexical Category: verb
Synonyms: cheat, contrive, deceive and manipulate.
Antonyms: honest
Sentence: He finagled during the test.
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FEDMER T. DAWANG
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Lexical category: adjective
Synonyms:evil, corrupt, illegal, base, lawbreaking, wrongful.
Antonyms: guilty, illegal, illicit, unconstitutional, wrong.
Sentence: his felonious actions resulted in the deaths of innocent people.
Difficult Word: JUNCTURE
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Synonyms:JOINT,AFFAIR,OCCASION
Antonyms:CRISES,DISJUNCTURE
Sentence: Besides, at the business juncture ,samantha rejected the offer because she wouldn't know how serious the position is.
Difficult Word: deleterious
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Synonyms: harmful - injurious - noisome - detrimental - prejudicial
Antonyms: beneficial
Sentence: The students in the classroom learned about how deleterious drugs were, and to never use them.
Difficult Word: BEHEMOTH
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Synonyms: BEAST, MONSTER, HUGE
Antonyms: LIGHTWEIGHT, MIDGET, WISP
Sentence: It was of a BEHEMOTH ship, bigger than any he had ever seen. :))
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Nikka A. Esperancilla
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Difficult Word : Nihilism
Lexical Word : noun
Antonyms : belief
Synonyms : denial
Sentence : Given such power presumption against it , moral nihilism should be rejected .
Mejia,Kennette Jay
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Difficult Word: kegde
Lexical Category: noun
Synonyms: mainstay,ballast,defense
Antonyms: harm,hurt,injury
Sentence: When the schooner drifted into the breakers the kedge was let go, and luckily it caught in the rocky bottom.
Daigdigan, Maricel P. BSBA- IB
ReplyDeleteDifficult Word: Melancholy
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: Gloomy, Sad, Dejected
Antonyms: Lively, Sprightly, Gladsome
Sentence: He had no successful military experience,no normal education,and suffered from depression and melancholy all his life.
Daisy Jane T. Roa
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Difficult Word : daft
Lexical Word : adjective
Antonyms : intelligent, smart, bright
Synonyms : crazy, stupid, foolish
Sentence : It was daft of him to try to cross the road without looking first.
CHERYL GENE B. BRAZA
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Difficult Word: CERAUNOGRAPH
Lexical Word:Noun
Synonyms:lightning detector,lightning recorder,instrument for detecting lightning
Antonyms:rain
Sentence: Miyumi set up a ceraunograph to monitor the late-summer storms.
Cherlyn S. Ansojas
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Difficult Word : CALUMNY
Lexical Category : noun
Synonyms : opprobrium,aspersion, defamation
Antonyms : eulogy,panegyric
Sentence :Why did you speak calumny of me to my friend behind my back ?
IRVIN A. ROQUERO
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Difficult Word: INSOUCIANT
Lexical Category: adjective
Synonyms: easygoing or carefree
Antonym: anxious
Sentence: Ana had a very insouciant attitude toward her failed exam.
QUEENIE P. FERIDO
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difficult word:queasy
lexical category:adjective
Synonyms:qualmish,ill,sick,nauseated
antonyms:calm,cool,easy,relax
sentence:The youngster felt a little queasy after eating Easter candy.
Florence Mae L. Todenio
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Difficult Word: FALLACIOUS
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonyms: incorrect, misleading, mistaken
Antonyms: real, truthful, correct
Sentence: Rianne wants me to follow her fallacious way.
Germaine S. Rapacon
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Difficult Word:galore
Lexical Category:adjective
Synonyms:abundant
Antonyms:dribbling
Sentence:There was food galore at our thanksgiving meal
Elizanie Joy F. Malacad
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Difficult Word:Amalgam
Lexical Category:noun
Synonyms:combination
Antonyms:element
Sentence:A church that is an amalgam of traditional and a modern architectural styles.
Andrea Nicole J. Quilantang
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Difficult Word: ADROIT
Lexical Category: adjective
Synonyms: artful, skillful, clever, smart, proficient
Antonym: awkward, clumsy, ignorant, unable, dense
Sentence: If you judged him to be the bravest, the most acute, and the most adroit man in France, you judged correctly.
Difficult Word: ATROCIOUS
DeleteLexical Category: adjective
Synonyms: awful, lousy, scandalous, beastly, wicked
Antonym: good, magnificent, wonderful, inoffensive
Sentence: When we started managing the garden, the soil here was atrocious.
Mark Cabalonga
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Difficult Word: MISERABLE
Lexical Category:
Synonyms: gloomy, sad, tragic, hopeless, troubled
Antonym: cheerful, good, happy, joyful,generous
Sentence: The Filipinos before has a miserable life with the colonialism of the Spaniards.
Lexical Category: Adjective
DeleteFatima D. TAgulaw
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Difficult Word : Famuous
Lexical Category : Adjective
Synonyms : foolish
Antonyms : indirect
Sentence :He describes his growing love of this country with an excited sense of wonder that never becomes fatuous.
Difficult word:Jovial
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Synonyms: joyful,playful
Antonyms: sorrowful
Sentence: Someone who is jovial is generally happy and has a great sense of humor.
Jeanalyn S. Morte
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CARAEL,CLEO MARIEL JANE C.
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Difficult Word: CADENT
Lexical Category: ADJECTIVE
Synonym: rhythmic
Antonym: unrhythmic, arrhythmic
Sentence: If only I can hear his cadent voice, it will be heaven.
Vaniza Robles
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Difficult Word : VOLUPTUOUS
Lexical Category : adjective.
Synonyms: appealing, delightful, sensuous, attractive
Antonyms : harsh, disgusting, hideous
Sentence : Her voluptuous body figure seduced most of the boys in the campus.
Joshua Angelo D. Jimeno
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Difficult word: Juxtapose
Lexical Category: verb
Synonyms: appose, connect, analyze, compare, contrast
Antonyms: scatter, disconnect, separate
Sentence: The economical activity during Marcos' time of govern is juxtaposed to the economical activity of the Aquino administration today.
Jackylyn Aclo
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Difficult Word: JOCULAR
Lexical Category: adjective
Synonyms: cheerful, humorous, joking, jolly, playful
Antonym: depressed, gloomy, sad, serious, unhappy
Sentence: John is a jocular man who could make many serious people smile.
NUEZ, JOHN PATRICK B.
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Difficult Word: Jinxed
Lexical Category: Adjective
Synonym: bad luck, misfortune
Antonym: lucky, fortunate
Sentence: When a lot of bad things happen to you at the same time, you can feel like you are jinxed.
Karen Mae Adlawan
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Difficult Word: KNAVERY
Lexical Category: noun
Synonyms: calamity, harm, hatred, curse, injury
Antonym: advantage, fortune, goodness, pleasure, innocence
Sentence: The world is so wicked and so old, that it is bard to invent a new knavery.
Elisa Jane Butalid
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Difficult Word: ERUDITE
Lexical Category: adjective
Synonyms: knowledgeable, literate, educated, scholarly, brained
Antonyms: uneducated, ignorant, common, uncultured
Sentence: The most erudite people in medical research attended the conference.
TJ Trex Olandria
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Difficult Word : TIER
Lexical Category : Noun
Synonyms: Category, Layer, Row
Antonyms : Disorder, Disorganization
Sentence : The spectators were seated in its terraces; men were confined to the topmost tier of seats.
Armando R. Lu III
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Difficult word: ADSCITITIOUS
Lexical categories: ADJECTIVES
Synonym: ADDED;ADDITIONAL
Antonym: ESSENTIAL
Sentence: The School of Applied Economics is planning to adscititious classrooms.
Rochel Daren Siblos
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Difficult Word: REGNANT
Lexical Category: adjective
Synonyms: predominant, prevalent, reigning, ruling, widespread
Antonyms: inferior, minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant
Sentence: Let them think forward and visualize the effect if this idea should become regnant.
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