English Vocabulary Cards

Halimbawa: “I want a single ticket.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: one

Antonyms: double

anthology

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The book is an anthology of poems.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: collection, compilation

Antonyms: single work

verbatim

Pang-abay

C1Pang-abay

Halimbawa: “He repeated the sentence verbatim.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: word for word, exactly

Antonyms: approximately

rhetoric

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The speech used powerful rhetoric.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: persuasive speech, oratory

Antonyms: silence

calamity

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The flood was a calamity for the village.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: disaster, catastrophe

Antonyms: blessing

allusion

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The poem contains an allusion to history.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: reference, hint

Antonyms: direct statement

corpus

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “We trained the model on a large corpus.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: collection, dataset

Antonyms: single text

agency

Pangngalan

B2Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The agency manages advertising.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: organization, office

Antonyms: individual

qualm

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: doubt, hesitation

Antonyms: certainty

landscape

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: scenery, view

Antonyms: city interior

aesthetic

Pang-uri

B2Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The design has strong aesthetic value.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: artistic, visual

Antonyms: ugly

dominant

Pang-uri

B2Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “This company is dominant in the market.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: leading, powerful

Antonyms: weak

pharmacist

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The pharmacist gave me medicine.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: drugstore specialist

Antonyms: patient

catalog

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “Look at the product catalog.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: list, directory

Antonyms: single item

agriculture

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “Agriculture is important for the economy.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: farming

Antonyms: industry

nutrition

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “Good nutrition is important.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: diet, food intake

Antonyms: malnutrition

conflict

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The conflict lasted many years.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: disagreement, fight

Antonyms: peace

formula

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “Learn this formula.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: rule, equation

Antonyms: guess

crowd

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “There is a crowd in the street.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: group, many people

Antonyms: single person

chess

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “I like to play chess.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: board game

Antonyms: football

lamp

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The lamp is on the table.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: light

Antonyms: darkness

accident

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “There was an accident on the street.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: crash, incident

Antonyms: safety

person

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “He is a good person.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: human, individual

Antonyms: animal

remorseful

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “He sounded genuinely remorseful.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: sorry, repentant

Antonyms: unrepentant, defiant

melancholy

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The song has a melancholy tone.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: sad, wistful

Antonyms: joyful, cheerful

figurative

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The phrase is figurative, not literal.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: symbolic, metaphorical

Antonyms: literal, direct

disdainful

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “He gave a disdainful look and walked away.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: contemptuous, scornful

Antonyms: respectful, admiring

unenviable

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: unpleasant, awkward

Antonyms: enviable, desirable

staggering

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The company reported staggering losses.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: astonishing, enormous

Antonyms: modest, ordinary

engrossing

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: absorbing, captivating

Antonyms: boring, dull

traumatic

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The accident was a traumatic experience.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: disturbing, shocking

Antonyms: comforting, healing

startling

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The study revealed a startling result.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: surprising, shocking

Antonyms: ordinary, expected

sarcastic

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “His sarcastic reply upset everyone.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: mocking, ironic

Antonyms: sincere, kind

revealing

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The interview was revealing and emotional.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: informative, exposing

Antonyms: concealing, secretive

damn

Padamdam

B2Padamdam

Halimbawa: “Damn, I forgot my keys again.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: curse

Antonyms: bless

ow

Padamdam

B2Padamdam

Halimbawa: “Ow, that really hurt my finger.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: ouch

Antonyms:

chemotherapy

Pangngalan

B2Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “She began chemotherapy after the diagnosis.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: cancer treatment

Antonyms:

herd

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “A herd of cows was crossing the road.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: group of animals

Antonyms: single animal

even

Pang-abay

B1Pang-abay

Halimbawa: “Even my little brother knew the answer.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: also, flat

Antonyms: uneven

calm

Pang-uri

B1Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “Try to stay calm during the exam.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: peaceful, relaxed

Antonyms: nervous, angry

ski

Pandiwa

B1Pandiwa

Halimbawa: “They go to the mountains to ski every winter.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: winter sport

Antonyms:

gee

Padamdam

B1Padamdam

Halimbawa: “Gee, that was a close call.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: wow, gosh

Antonyms:

telecommunications

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “Telecommunications have changed the way people work.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: communication technology

Antonyms:

unemployment

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “Unemployment is rising in some regions.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: joblessness

Antonyms: employment

windsurfing

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “Windsurfing is popular on this beach in summer.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: water sport

Antonyms:

sweat

Pandiwa

A2Pandiwa

Halimbawa: “I started to sweat after running.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: perspire

Antonyms: freeze

print

Pandiwa

A2Pandiwa

Halimbawa: “Can you print this document for me?”

Mga kasingkahulugan: publish, produce on paper

Antonyms: delete

might

Pandiwa

A2Pandiwa

Halimbawa: “It might rain later.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: may, possibly

Antonyms: definitely

dizzy

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “I felt dizzy after standing up too quickly.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: light-headed

Antonyms: steady

crisp

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The apples are fresh and crisp.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: crunchy

Antonyms: soft

brave

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “It was brave of her to speak the truth.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: courageous

Antonyms: cowardly

awful

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The weather was awful all day.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: terrible, very bad

Antonyms: wonderful

with

Pang-ukol

A1Pang-ukol

Halimbawa: “I am going with my sister.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: together with

Antonyms: without

well

Pang-uri

A1Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “She can sing very well.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: nicely

Antonyms: badly

pair

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “I bought a new pair of shoes.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: two, set

Antonyms: single

once

Pang-abay

A1Pang-abay

Halimbawa: “I go there once a week.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: one time

Antonyms: twice

utilization

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “Better utilization of resources reduced waste.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: use, deployment

Antonyms: waste, neglect

unpromising

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: discouraging, bleak

Antonyms: promising, hopeful

testimonial

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The website features customer testimonials on its homepage.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: endorsement, recommendation

Antonyms: criticism, complaint

selectivity

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: discrimination, careful choice

Antonyms: openness, inclusiveness

provocation

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The statement was seen as a deliberate provocation.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: incitement, taunt

Antonyms: appeasement, calm

lamentation

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The poem is a lamentation for a lost world.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: mourning, grief

Antonyms: celebration, rejoicing

equilibrium

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The policy seeks to restore economic equilibrium.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: balance, stability

Antonyms: imbalance, instability

primitively

Pang-abay

C1Pang-abay

Halimbawa: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: crudely, basically

Antonyms: sophisticatedly, refinedly

pleasurable

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “Reading by the window was a surprisingly pleasurable routine.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: enjoyable, pleasant

Antonyms: painful, unpleasant

fanatically

Pang-abay

C1Pang-abay

Halimbawa: “He defended the idea fanatically, refusing any criticism.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: obsessively, extremely

Antonyms: moderately, reasonably

explanatory

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The textbook includes explanatory notes for each chapter.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: clarifying, interpretive

Antonyms: confusing, obscure

disquieting

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The report contained several disquieting findings.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: disturbing, worrying

Antonyms: reassuring, comforting

conditional

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “Their support was conditional on further reforms.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: dependent, provisional

Antonyms: unconditional, absolute

unsettling

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “There was something deeply unsettling about the silence in the house.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: disturbing, disquieting

Antonyms: comforting, reassuring

unscathing

Pang-uri

Halimbawa: “The review was surprisingly unscathing despite the film’s flaws.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: mild, lenient

Antonyms: scathing, harsh

edit

Pandiwa

B2Pandiwa

Halimbawa: “Please edit the document before sending it.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: revise, modify

Antonyms: leave unchanged

sigh

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “She let out a sigh of relief.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: breathe out deeply

Antonyms: cheer

ness

suffix

B1suffix

Halimbawa: “The suffix "ness" turns an adjective into a noun.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: noun suffix

Antonyms:

idol

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The singer became an idol for many teenagers.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: hero, role model

Antonyms: critic

ending

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “The movie had a surprising ending.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: finish, conclusion

Antonyms: beginning

choice

Pangngalan

Halimbawa: “You have a choice between tea and coffee.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: option, selection

Antonyms: lack of choice

throw

Pandiwa

A1Pandiwa

Halimbawa: “Do not throw the paper on the floor.”

Mga kasingkahulugan: toss

Antonyms: catch

interrogative

Pang-uri