General Education Reviewer Flashcards

Flashcards for vocabulary review based on the provided General Education reviewer.

Loquacious

Verbose; talkative.

Proverb

A short, popular saying that expresses a common truth or belief.

Alibata

Considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines.

Metapora

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Cope

To deal effectively with something difficult.

Modem

Enables the computer to communicate with other computers over the telephone.

Hydroponics

A method of growing vegetables and low plants in a nutrient-packed aerated solution with no soil at all.

Cerebrum

Part of the brain responsible for memory and intelligence.

Transfer Payment

A payment made or income received in which no goods or services are being paid for, such as unemployment benefits.

Objectivity

Not allowing feelings and biases to influence the recording of observations, interpretation of data, and formulation of conclusions.

Seismograph

An instrument used to measure the intensity of earthquakes.

Mole

The amount of substance having 6.02 x 10^23 of any kind of chemical unit.

Habeas Corpus

The right of an individual to question why he is being arrested, and to summon his accusers to court so that due process may be performed.

Astronomy

Science that deals with the study of outer space.

Herbivores

Organisms that eat plants only.

Password

A secret word that must be entered into the computer before a person is allowed access to information.

Diptonggo

A gliding vowel sound (also known as a diphthong) is a sound that starts at or near the sound of one vowel and moves toward the sound of another vowel (that is close to another vowel) to form a single syllable.

Tropical Rainforest

The Philippines belong to this type of biome.

Mantle

The thickest layer of the Earth.

Credulous

People who are too _ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous individuals.