WORD OF THE DAY

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 VITTO, VLANCA ANGELICA E.

HARLEQUIN- A pattern of diamond-shaped

figures of different colors; a comic character in
old stories and plays who wears a mask and
colorful clothes with a diamond pattern.

Example: The girl who looked best last night

wore a harlequin-designed gown.
 BESMONTE LEO

COMPELLING- EVOKING INTEREST,

ATTENTION,OR ADMINISTRATION IN A
POWERFULLY IRRESISTABLE WAY
EX. THE SENSATION OF VIDEO GAMES
IS VERY COMPELLING.
 DIAZ NATHANIEL

Elated exultantly proud and joyful.

Ex. Then I heard yelling, elated, scream, and

I saw Luke facing toward the boundary line
with the red team banner lifted high.
 BUEZA, JOHN OMAR M.

Gregarious sociable; fond of company

Ex. He was a popular and gregarious man.

 TOCHIZAWA, MAMORU

ETERNITY- INFINITE OR UNENDING TIME

-A STATE TO WHICH TIME HAS NO APPLICATION

EXAMPLES:
1. A married couple should love each other for eternity
2. Christians believe that they will live for eternity after their
physical death
 BERROYA, JOB ENRICK

EURHYTHMY an expressive movement

of art

The buildings outstanding eurhythmy was

designed and built by a famous architect.
 AMOR DOMINGUEZ

Deacon
It is an official in some Christian Churches whose
rank is just below a priest member of some
Christian churches who has special duties.

It came from the greek word diakonos which

means servant.

Example : The deacon surveyed his surroundings,

as he preached.
 TRINOS, KARL AARON DENTON

Accommodo to adjust , adpat , accommodate oneself

Example:

The students are advice to accommodo in studies

 MATSUZAKI,AKIMI ALCANCE

Abscido - -to cut off, to separate, take away.

Example:
My father abscido my sister to my mother.
 ENCINARES , PATRICK JOSEPH E.

BOUILLABAISSE FRENCH FISH SOUP

EXAMPLE: MY MOTHER MADE A BOUILLABASE

SOUP LAST THURSDAY.
 RICO, AUDREY RAWNIE

RECHERCHE-(ADJECTIVE) RARE,
EXOTIC,DIFFERENT
ORIGIN-FRENCH CAREFULLYSOUGHT OUT

EXAMPLE: SOME WORDS ARE TOO

RECHERCHE FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND.
 CLUTARIO, POPE JUSTERINI

Jurisdiction (noun) : The official power to make a

legal decisions and judgments.

Example:

ITS NOT EVEN MY JURSIDICTION,

EVEN IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I
COULD BE.
 GONZALES, CZARMAINE

TRANSGRESSION an act, process or instance of

transgressing.
- Infringement or violation of law, command or duty .

I, even I, am he who blots out your transgression, for my own

sake and remembers your sin no more Isaiah 43:25

Example. A dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a

lifetime of transgression.
 AALA, ALEXA

PINNACLE- the topmost point, A small turret or tall

ornament.

Example: He was standing on a tiny skywalk that

encircled the pinnacle of the U.S. Capitol Dome.
 NAGPALA, ERYLLE

AMBIGUITY- Something that does not have a single

clear meaning.

Example: The AMBIGUITY of the clairvoyants

message from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives
to interpret them however they wished.
 ROXAS, CHELSEA GIORGIA

EKE / EKING manage to support oneself or

make a living with difficulty

Example :
Most of the Filipino people, eked out their
livelihoods from the streets by begging people to
give them money.
 VEARDE, JANETTE O

Irrefutable (Adj.)- Impossible to deny

or disapprove

Example: Having a burrowed into the

general consciousness, it is well on the
way to be coming irrefutable.
 BENJIE CANUTO

OPPROBRIOUS Abusive

Example: The Parents has done

opprobrious things against their children.
 REYES, MARCO GABRIEL

Tt--tt
: a private conversation between two persons

Origin: French, literally means head-to-head

Example:
I would like to meet you for a short tte--
tte.
 GUEVARA, PATRICIA

SAUNTER- STROLL ABOUT WITHOUT

HURRYING

Example:
The actors were asked to saunter on stage and have a
general rehearsal.
 DE JESUS, ANDREW

MYRIAD- COUNTLESS OR
EXTREMELY GREAT NUMBER

The old systems problems were myriad

 BREN FERNANDEZ

Panoply
A complete or impressive collection of
things.

Example: All the panoply of western

religions liturgy.
 JASMINE CARGULLO

Corroborate to support or help prove (a

statement, theory, etc.) by providing
information or evidence.

Example: It might be possible to contact

him to corroborate the rumour.
 BALAHAN, ABEGAIL L.

Eavesdrop- LISTEN SECRETLY TO

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.
Example: The housemaid eavesdropped
from behind the kitchen door.
 Diamante, Lorenz James R.

Honcho
-a person in charge
-a manager or a leader
Example:
 LOPEZ, ALYANNA RIVA

Excruciating - to severe pain upon,

torture
She was weak and the pain was
Excruciating but she was determined to
go home.
 AMADOR GABRIEL D.

Flibbertigibbet- referring to a flighty or

whimsical person, in modern use a
gossipy or talkative person

A Flibbertigibbet girl loudly sings in

front of the class.
 ARENA, JOHN ARTHUR F.

Revulsion- a very strong feeling of

dislike or disgust

Example:
The dissection of the frog was
observed with revulsion.
 IBANA,JARREL KARL Y.

Destitute- in great want, poor

Example: The destitute boy asked me

for food.
 MOLINA, MARY CATHERINE T.

Chicanery actions or statements that trick

people into believing something that is not
true: deception or trickery.

Example:
She won the election in their school through
chicanery.
 SANDRA LASCANO

Bicker-To argue in a way that is annoying

about things that are not so important.

Example: In the early days of their ordeal,

they bicker and mourn, but solitude and
need draw them together.
 VELASCO, PATRICIA BEATRIZ R.

Ensconced- establish or
settle(someone) in a comfortable, safe,
or secret place.

Ex: Agnes ensconced herself in their

bedroom.