Complete Exam Reviewer: Grammar and Vocabulary

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering grammar terminology, phrasal verbs, context-based word definitions, and Filipino idiomatic expressions found in the Civil Service Exam Reviewer.

Collective Noun

A noun that refers to a group acting as a single unit or as individuals, such as 'team', 'tribe', 'jury', or 'committee'.

Relative Pronouns

Words used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun, including 'who', 'which', 'that', and 'whose'.

Indefinite Pronouns

Pronouns that do not refer to a specific person or thing, such as 'anybody', 'nobody', 'someone', and 'everyone'.

Adverbial Phrase

A group of words that functions as an adverb to describe how, when, or where an action occurs, such as 'with a hammer' or 'in the morning'.

Adjectival Phrase

A group of words that functions as an adjective to describe a noun, such as 'sweat-covered' or 'of the car'.

Modal Verbs

Auxiliary verbs that express necessity, possibility, or permission, including 'must', 'shall', 'could', 'would', and 'might'.

Present Perfect Tense

A verb tense used to express an action that happened at an unspecified time or started in the past and continues to the present, formed with 'has' or 'have' + past participle.

Ineluctable

Inevitable; unable to be avoided or resisted.

Lucid

Comprehensible; expressed clearly and easy to understand.

Tranquility

A state of peace and calm; the opposite of chaos or turmoil.

Impudent

Disrespectful; failing to show proper courtesy to another person.

Gregarious

Genial; fond of company and sociable.

Vicissitudes

Changes or alterations in quality or fortune, often referring to the uncertainties of life.

Rescinds

To retract, cancel, or nullify a contract or agreement.

Treacherous

Dangerous or hazardous, such as a raging river torrent difficult to cross.

Pandemonium

A state of turmoil, wild uproar, or crazy noise.

Sagacity

The quality of having or showing keen mental discernment and wisdom.

Weed out

To sift out or remove unusable or unwanted items.

Hamming up

Acting in an exaggerated way specifically to make people laugh.

Turn down

To rebuff or reject an offer.

Break off

To end a relationship.

Fill in for

To act as a stand-in for someone else at work.

Get through

To successfully pass or surpass an examination.

Came across

To discover or encounter something, such as words in a dictionary, by chance.

$$4 \times 5 = 20$$

A mathematical equation stating that four times five equals twenty.

Alog na ang baba

A Filipino idiom referring to reaching old age.

Bahog ang buntot

A Filipino idiom describing a person who is a coward (duwag).

Tiklop-tuhod

A Filipino idiom meaning to beseech or beg (nagmamakaawa) earnestly.

Nagmamatang-manok

A Filipino idiom referring to a person whose eyesight becomes blurred or poor in low light.

Pagsasaulian ng kandila

A Filipino idiom referring to the breakup of a friendship (pagkasira ng pagkakaibigan).

Mabulaklak ang landas

A Filipino idiom describing a prosperous or successful future (marangya/maganda ang kinabukasan).