-Aa-

acquest – patunay; property acquired

other than by inheritance, as by
purchase or gift.
ancestor – ninuno; a person from whom
one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
apparent – maliwanag; readily seen;
exposed to sight; open to view; visible:
capable of being easily perceived or
understood; plain or clear; obvious:
ascend - umakyat; o move, climb, or go
upward; mount; rise:
awkward – nakahihiya; lacking social
graces or manners
 -Bb-
Beatitude – kabanalan; supreme
blessedness; exalted happiness.
blend – timpla; to mix smoothly and
inseparably together:
brawl – pag-aaway; a noisy quarrel,
squabble, or fight.
briskly – matulin; in a quick, active, or
vigorous way:
brook – batis; a small, natural stream
of fresh water.
 -Cc-
Calculate – kalkulahin; to determine or
ascertain by mathematical methods;
compute
Captivate – makabihag; pertaining to
or of the nature of a crisis:
Clarify – linawin; to make (an idea,
statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to
free from ambiguity.
Crackle – kaluskos; to make slight,
sudden, sharp noises, rapidly repeated
Critical – mapanganib; pertaining to or
of the nature of a crisis:
 -Dd-
Deduce – buwag; to derive as a
conclusion from something known or
assumed; infer:
Defiance – pagtiyak; a daring or bold
resistance to authority or to any
opposing force.
Dejected – tinanggihan; depressed in
spirits; disheartened; low-spirited:
Delicacy – masarap; something
considered choice to eat
Deplete – tanggalin; to decrease
seriously or exhaust the abundance or
supply of:
 -Ee-
Edible – nakakain; fit or suitable to be
eaten.
Elated – natutuwa; ecstatically happy.
Elude – makaiwas; evade or escape
from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer),
typically in a skillful or cunning way.
Embody – katawanin; be an expression
of or give a tangible or visible form to
(an idea, quality, or feeling).
Equitable – pantay; fair and impartial.
 -Ff-
Fabricate – gawa-gawa; invent or
concoct (something), typically with
deceitful intent.
Facet – mukha; one side of something
many-sided, especially of a cut gem.
Fatal – nakamamatay; causing death.
Finesse – pagkapino; intricate and
refined delicacy.
Foray – palusot; a sudden attack or
incursion into enemy territory, especially
to obtain something; a raid.
 -Gg-
Garb – kasuotan; clothing or dress,
especially of a distinctive or special
kind.
Garnish – palamutihan; decorate or
embellish (something, especially food).
Gentry – magiliw; people of good social
position, specifically (in the UK) the
class of people next below the nobility in
position and birth.
Gesture – kilos; a movement of part of
the body, especially a hand or the head,
to express an idea or meaning.
Giddy – malungkot; having a sensation
of whirling and a tendency to fall or
stagger; dizzy.

-Hh-
Habitat – tirahan; the natural home or
environment of an animal, plant, or other
organism.
Haggle – tawaran; dispute or bargain
persistently, especially over the cost of
something.
Hale – malusog; (of a person, especially
an elderly one) strong and healthy.
Harmony – magkakatugma; the
combination of simultaneously sounded
musical notes to produce chords and
chord progressions having a pleasing
effect.
Honorable – marangal; bringing or
worthy of honor.

-Ii-
Idiom – idyoma; a group of words
established by usage as having a
meaning not deducible from those of
the individual words
Imminent – nalalapit; about to happen.
Implicit – nagpapahiwatig; implied
though not plainly expressed.
Increment – pagtaas; an increase or
addition, especially one of a series on a
fixed scale.
Infirmity – kahinaan; physical or mental
weakness.

-Jj-
Jaunt – magliwaliw; a short excursion or
journey for pleasure.
Jest – pagtukso; a thing said or done for
amusement; a joke.
Jocular – palabiro; fond of or
characterized by joking; humorous or
playful.
Jubilant – masaya; feeling or expressing
great happiness and triumph.
Justify – bigyang-matwid; show or
prove to be right or reasonable.

-Kk-
Keen – masigasig; (of a sense) highly
developed.
Kindle – papagsiklabin; light or set on
fire.
Kinship – pagkakamag-anak; blood
relationship.
Knave – tuso; a dishonest or
unscrupulous man.
Knoll – burol; a small hill or mound

-Ll-
Laconic – hindi palasalita; brief and to
the point
Lancet – lanseta; a small, broad two-
edged surgical knife or blade with a
sharp point.
Latent – nakatago; (of a quality or state)
existing but not yet developed or
manifest; hidden or concealed.
Latter – huli; situated or occurring
nearer to the end of something than to
the beginning.
Levee – kanal; an embankment built to
prevent the overflow of a river.

-Mm-
Malady – masama; a disease or ailment.
Malaise – karamdaman; a general
feeling of discomfort, illness, or
uneasiness whose exact cause is
difficult to identify.
Malice – malisya; the intention or desire
to do evil; ill will.
Manipulate – manipulahin; handle or
control (a tool, mechanism, etc.),
typically in a skillful manner.
Mediate – mamagitan; intervene
between people in a dispute in order to
bring about an agreement or
reconciliation.
 -Nn-
Naïve - walang muwang; (of a person or
action) showing a lack of experience,
wisdom, or judgment.
Nautical – pandagat; of or concerning
sailors or navigation; maritime.
Negligent – pabaya; failing to take
proper care in doing something.
Neophyte – baguhan; a person who is
new to a subject, skill, or belief.
Nib – tulis; the pointed end part of a pen,
which distributes the ink on the writing
surface.
 -Oo-
Oblique – pahilig; neither parallel nor at
a right angle to a specified or implied
line; slanting.
Obscure – nakakubli; not discovered or
known about; uncertain.
Obtain – kumuha; get, acquire, or secure
(something)
Occupy – sakupin; reside or have one's
place of business in (a building).
Opponent – kalaban; someone who
competes against or fights another in a
contest, game, or argument; a rival or
adversary.

-Pp-
Palpable – nadarama; (of a feeling or
atmosphere) so intense as to seem
almost tangible.
Pandemic – pandemya; (of a disease)
prevalent over a whole country or the
world.
Paragon – huwaran; a person or thing
regarded as a perfect example of a
particular quality.
Parody – patawa; an imitation of the
style of a particular writer, artist, or
genre with deliberate exaggeration for
comic effect.
Patriotism – pagkamakabayan; the
quality of being patriotic; devotion to
and vigorous support for one's country.

-Qq-

Quaint – kakaiba; attractively unusual or

old-fashioned.
Quality – kalidad o uri; the standard of
something as measured against other
things of a similar kind; the degree of
excellence of something.
Quantity – dami; the amount or number
of a material or immaterial thing not
usually estimated by spatial
measurement.
Quota – takda; a fixed share of
something that a person or group is
entitled to receive or is bound to
contribute.
Quote – sipi; repeat or copy out (a group
of words from a text or speech),
typically with an indication that one is
not the original author or speaker.
 -Rr-
Relegate – ibaba; consign or dismiss to
an inferior rank or position.
Reprieve – palugit; cancel or postpone
the punishment of
Rescind – bawiin; revoke, cancel, or
repeal
Requisition – hiling o kahilingan; an
official order laying claim to the use of
property or materials.
Rife – kumalat; (especially of something
undesirable or harmful) of common
occurrence; widespread.

-Ss-
Sensible – matino; (of a statement or
course of action) chosen in accordance
with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of
benefit.
Serendipity – kapalaran; the occurrence
and development of events by chance in
a happy or beneficial way.
Spurious – hindi totoo; not being what it
purports to be; false or fake.
Staid – tahimik o walang-kibo; sedate,
respectable, and unadventurous.
Swarthy – malakayumanggi; dark-
skinned.

-Tt-
Toad – palaka; a tailless amphibian with
a short stout body and short legs,
typically having dry warty skin that can
exude poison.
Tome – malaking aklat; a book,
especially a large, heavy, scholarly one
Trash – basurahan; use or expend
carelessly, extravagantly, or to no
purpose.
Trench – kanal; a long, narrow ditch.
Trite – luma; (of a remark, opinion, or
idea) overused and consequently of little
import; lacking originality or freshness.
 -Uu-
Uplift – itaas; raise the level of; improve.
Upset – balisa; make (someone)
unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
Urgent – kagyat; (of a state or situation)
requiring immediate action or attention.
Umbrage – maghinanakit; offense or
annoyance. a feeling of anger caused by
being offended
Utility – kagamitan; the state of being
useful, profitable, or beneficial.
 -Vv-

Valley – lambak; a low area of land

between hills or mountains, typically
with a river or stream flowing through it.
Veracity – katotohanan; conformity to
facts; accuracy.
Vestige – bakas; a trace of something
that is disappearing or no longer exists.
Vilify – manirang-puri; speak or write
about in an abusively disparaging
manner.
Virtuoso – bihasa; a person highly
skilled in music or another artistic
pursuit.

-Ww-

Winsome – maalindog; attractive or

appealing in appearance or character.
Worth – halaga; equivalent in value to
the sum or item specified.
Woo – manligaw; seek the favor,
support, or custom of.
Wrath – galit; extreme anger (chiefly
used for humorous or rhetorical effect).
Writ – kautusan; a form of written
command in the name of a court or
other legal authority to act, or abstain
from acting, in some way.

-Xx-
Xenial – mapagpatuloy; of, relating to, or
constituting hospitality or relations
between host and guest and especially
among the ancient Greeks between
persons of different cities
Xerox – proseso ng pagkopya; a
xerographic copying process.
Xylem – tisyu ng halaman; a complex
tissue in the vascular system of higher
plants that consists of vessels,
tracheids, or both usually together with
wood fibers and parenchyma cells,
functions chiefly in conduction of water
and dissolved minerals but also in
support and food storage, and typically
constitutes the woody element (as of a
plant stem)
Xylograph – ukit sa kahoy; an engraving
on wood.
Xylophone – silopono; a musical
instrument played by striking a row of
wooden bars of graduated length with
one or more small wooden or plastic
mallets.

-Yy-
Yacht – yate; a medium-sized sailboat
equipped for cruising or racing.
Yawn – paghikab; involuntarily open
one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due
to tiredness or boredom.
Yearn – hangarin; have an intense
feeling of longing for something,
typically something that one has lost or
been separated from.
Yoke – pamatok; a wooden crosspiece
that is fastened over the necks of two
animals and attached to the plow or cart
that they are to pull.
Yolk – pula ng itlog; the yellow internal
part of a bird's egg, which is surrounded
by the white, is rich in protein and fat,
and nourishes the developing embryo.
 -Zz-
Zeal – sigasig: great energy or
enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an
objective.
Zest – lubos na kasiyahan; great
enthusiasm and energy.
Zip – humagibis; move at high speed.
Zoom – sumibad; move or travel very
quickly.
Zone – sona; an area or stretch of land
having a particular characteristic,
purpose, or use, or subject to particular
restrictions.