General Education Diagnostic Review Flashcards

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers key concepts in literature, language, mathematics, ecology, Filipino history, and general science based on the diagnostic exam transcript.

O. Henry

The pen name used by William Sydney Porter, an American writer famous for short stories with surprise endings like 'The Gift of the Magi'.

James Joyce

The author of the novel 'Ulysses', which chronicles Leopold Bloom's passage through Dublin on June 16, 1904.

Local Color

The literary theme Manuel Arguilla is famous for injecting into his stories, such as 'How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife'.

Comedia

The original title of Dante Alighieri's famous work, the 'Divine Comedy'.

Equanimity

A term for composure or mental calmness, especially in a difficult situation.

Pulchritude

A vocabulary term meaning physical beauty or comeliness.

Personification

A figure of speech used in the line 'A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed against the earth’s sweet flowing breast'.

Antithesis

A figure of speech that uses contrasting ideas, such as 'Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven'.

Audiolingualism

A language teaching approach that focuses mainly on pronunciation and structure.

Didactic

A classification for literary pieces written by moralists to inform and teach moral lessons.

Evariste Galois

The mathematician who died tragically at age 20 following a duel speculated to be over a woman.

Commutative Property of Multiplication

The mathematical property illustrated by the equation $x^2(x + 4) = (x + 4)x^2$.

Transitive Property

The mathematical property stating that if $a = b$ and $b = c$, then $a = c$.

Equilateral Triangle

A triangle where all sides are equal; the area of one with a side of 6 inches is 9\text{\sqrt{3}}sq. in.$$

Explementary Angle

Also known as a conjugate angle, this refers to a pair of angles that add up to $360\,\text{degrees}$.

Pie Graph

A type of chart used to illustrate how a portion of data relates to the whole.

Ponema

The term for the meaningful, significant sounds of a language (‘makabuluhang tunog ng wika’).

Kolokyal

An informal level of language created by combining, shortening, or lengthening words.

Sambotani

An 'Awiting Bayan' or Filipino folk song traditionally sung to celebrate victory.

Dung-aw

An 'Awiting Bayan' or Filipino folk song traditionally used during a burial.

Metatesis

A morphophonemic change exhibited in Filipino words such as 'NIYAYA', 'NILINIS', and 'NILIPAD'.

Oda

A lively poem that praises the extraordinary achievements of a person or group, without a fixed number of syllables or stanzas.

Tanka

A Japanese form of poetry consisting of $28$ syllables.

Ninay

The first Tagalog novel, written by Pedro Paterno in 1907.

Antonio Luna

The founder and editor of the revolutionary newspaper 'La Independencia'.

Plaridel

The pen name used by Marcelo H. del Pilar.

Autecology

The branch of Ecology dealing with an individual organism or species and its adaptations/interactions with the environment.

Eugene Odum

The scientist considered the Father of Modern Ecology.

Mutualism

The symbiotic relationship between a clownfish and a sea anemone.

Abiotic

Non-living environmental factors such as salinity, temperature, waves, and currents.

Tundra

A biome where tree growth is limited by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons.

Hypertonic Solution

A type of solution that will cause cells to shrink or shrivel.

Law of Interaction

Newton’s third law of motion, which is the basis for the propulsion of jets and rockets.

Medulla Oblongata

The part of the brain that controls involuntary functions like heartbeat, breathing, and digestion.

Mitosis

The process of cell division characterized by the stages: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase.

Writ of Amparo

A legal remedy invoked to protect a person's fundamental right to life, liberty, and security.

Expropriation

The power of the state to acquire private property for public use upon payment of just compensation.

Ghana

The African country known as the 'Land of Gold' due to its great flow of gold.

Apartheid

An Afrikaans term for 'separateness', referring to the official policy of segregation in South Africa starting in 1948.

Kidlat Tahimik

The filmmaker considered the 'Father of the Philippine Indie Film'.

Mozart

A famous Austrian opera composer of the Classical Period known as a 'Child Prodigy'.

Introspection

The process of studying oneself closely in a quiet and reflective mood.

Weathering

The geological process of transforming whole rocks into smaller pieces.

Antonio de Morga

The author of 'Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas' who documented ancient Filipino military and naval weaponry.