Vocabulary

Spasm – pasma; involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction
Cunning – tuso
Deceit – panloloko; act or practice of deceiving someone
Resentful – masama ang loob; feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated
unfairly
Conceived – binuo/form; become pregnant
Outrage - extremely angry
Rebuke – pagsaway
Hasten – nagmadali; hurry
Stamped – nakadikit; imprint, bring down heavily one’s foot on the ground
Scorn – contempt; disdain; the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or
deserving scorn
Mock – panlalait
Resilient – matatag; strong; able to withstand from difficult situation
Petrified – terrified
Resist – labanan ang; withstand
Withstand – makayanan
Shudder – shake; tremble
Convulsion – sudden burst of hyperactivity (to your body) resulting in uncontrolled shaking
Blatantly – lantarang; in an open and unashamed manner
Damp – slightly wet
Panting – breathing short and fast; out of breath
Grumpy – angry; bad-tempered
Reluctant – hesitant
Deficiency – lack
Juvenile – young
Accumulate – gather; collect
Scrumptious - Delicious
To Denote – To Indicate, To Represent
Deserted – Abandoned
Envisage – imagine
Bustling – crowded
Tedious – dull
Notion – idea
Alter – change
Trivial – unimportant
Extensive – big
Intrinsic – essential
Inquisitive – curious and/or interested
Smitten – malakas ang tama, obsessed
Collate – collect and combine
Autonomous – independent
Amend (verb) – make better; improve
Amenable – open and responsive to suggestion/willing to accept
Mend – fix what is broken
Enthusiastic – excited; having strong interest
Versality - adaptability
Imperative – extremely important; urgent (ex. My dad said that it was imperative to clean the kitchen
before the guests’ arrival.
The bottom-line - the most Important part in a situation (ex. The bottom-line is that you need to pass
your exam if you want that promotion.)
Chief – most important or main
A matter of life or death – very serious or important
Paramount – more important than anyone else (ex. Unemployment is one of the paramount issues here
in Spain.)
Utmost – used to emphasize how important or serious something is (ex. It is the matter of the utmost
urgency to find out what happened to the victim.)
Predominant – more noticeable or important than others (ex. Students have predominant role in this
project.)
Precarious - uncertain
Basic Advance
Very angry Furious, Fuming
Very big Massive, Colossal
Very boring Dull/Uninteresting
Very poor Destitute, Pauper
Very clean Spotless
Very short Brief
Very easy Effortless
Very hard Difficult
Very quick Rapid
Very slow Sluggish
Very noisy Deafening
Very rich Wealthy
Very happy Ecstatic
Very busy Swamped
Very funny Hilarious
Very dirty Filthy, Squalid
Very confused Perplexed
Very Creative Innovative
Very dangerous Perilous
Very Expensive Costly
Very Crowded Bustling
Very colorful Vibrant
Very Pale Ashen
Very Difficult Arduous
Very dry Arid, Parched
Very sad Sorrowful
Very ugly Hideous
Very quiet Hushed
Very upset Distraught
Very strong Forceful, Unyielding
Very calm Serene
Very tall Towering
Very wet Soaked
Very bad, Terrible Lousy
Very shy Timid
Very shiny Gleaming
Very scared Petrified
Very bad Atrocious, Awful
Very lively Vivacious
Very dear Cherished
Very painful Excruciating
Very old fashioned Archaic
Very rainy Pouring
Very powerful Mighty
Very risky Perilous
Very lazy Indolent
Very confusing Baffling
Very sweet Luscious
Very neat Immaculate
Very light Luminous
Very smooth Sleek
Very evil Wicked
Very valuable Precious
Very careful Cautious
Very stupid Idiotic
Very sure Certain
Very sorry Apologetic
Very mean Cruel
Very special Exceptional
Very hungry Starving
Understand Comprehend, Fathom, Perceive, Grasp

Think Contemplate
Smart Astute
Love Adore
Exactly Precisely
Show Illustrate
Disgusting Offensive
Deal with Handle
Gorgeous Ravishing
Glad Delighted, Pleased
Great Outstanding
Sincere Genuine, Authentic
Gain Obtain, Acquire, Receive
Stressful Frustrating
Begin Commence
Good Superb
Shocked Aghast
Old Dilapidated
Keep Retain
Hate Loathe
Funny Humorous
Destroy Demolish
Happy Elated
Have Possess
Stop Cease
Try Endeavour
Use Utilize, Consume
Keep Retain
Want Desire, Wish for
Look for Seek
Maybe Perhaps
Show Demonstrate
Leave out Omit
Think about Consider

Point out Indicate
Stand for Represent
Ask Enquire
Pluviophile – a lover of rain

Heliophile – a lover of sun
Hodophile – one who loves to travel
Astrophile – a person who loves stars
WRITING
Firstly – To begin with
Secondly – In addition
Thirdly – Furthermore
Lastly – In conclusion

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Spasm – pasma; involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction

Understand Comprehend, Fathom, Perceive, Grasp

Think about Consider

Pluviophile – a lover of rain

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