Civil Service Reviewer 2020

Vocabulary part 1

Adamant- Resolute (unhesitating)

note: matibay

Ambiguous- Unclear

note: synonym ng ambivalent (di sigurado)

Ambivalent - Uncertain , Doubtful 

note: basta yung parang di sigurado

Animated- Lively

note: kasi diba pag mga animated para silang mga buhay like sa mga 3D

Augment - Add (Expand)

Blatant- Obvious

Blurb - Teaser

Clandestine- Secret

Covert - Hidden

Crux- Crucial point

note: critical

Diligent- Thorough

note: masinsin, Masipag

Dogmatic- Possitive

Euphoria- Ecstasy

note: parang narinig ko na to pangalan ata to ng Droga 

Fleeting- Brief

note: for short time (hindi underware)

Flamboyant -Showy

Futile- Useless

Grostesque- Weird, ugly

note: basta panget yun hahaha

Gullible- Naive (easily tricked)

note: like uto-uto

Haphazard- Disorganized

note: di maayos

Incredulous- Disbelieving

note: di kapanipaniwala, doubtful

Intermittent- Periodic

note: not continuous, patigil-tigil

Inundated- Overwhelmed

Labyrinth- Maze, Puzzle

note: basta yung parang complicated

Mundane - Worldly and adj. for boring

Obdurately- Stubbornly

Obsolete- outdated

note: di na magagamit, parang expired ganun

Ominous- Threatening

note: eto naman yung You giving a feeling na may mangyayaring masama, parang nananakot ganun

Ostentatious- pretentious,showy, vulgar

Penchant- Fondness (liking for something)

note: pagmamahal

Plethoric- Excessive (Overmuch)

Prerequisite- Required

Proficient- Skilled

note: expert na sa bagay na yun

Sordid- Vulgar (obvious na to)

Spiteful- Vengeful

note: mean, nasty, cruel

Superficial- petty, shallow, insignificant

note: pinakasurface, outer 

Susceptible- inclined

note: di tuwid 

Tentative - Provisional(uncertain)

note: di ulit sigurado

Vicarious- Shared

note: secondhand, indirect

Vivaciously - Lively