Republic of the Philippines

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS

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November 8-19, 2021

DATE WORD MEANING EXAMPLE

November 8, 2021 demagogue A demagogue is a The country's voters ousted
noun DEM-uh-gahg leader who makes the demagogue who
use of popular capitalized on the fears of
prejudices and false the people.
claims and promises
in order to gain
power.
November 9, 2021 truncate Truncate means "to Many statements in the
verb TRUNG-kayt shorten by or as if court document were
by cutting off." truncated before
publication.
November 10, 2021 bevy A bevy is a large The gym offers a bevy of
noun BEV-ee group or collection. workout classes, including
kickboxing and Zumba.
November 11, 2021 steadfast Steadfast means The mayor is a steadfast
adjective STED-fast "firm in belief, supporter of bringing more
determination, or businesses into the
adherence." downtown area.
November 12, 2021 edify Edify means "to The speaker's words
verb ED-uh-fye uplift, enlighten, or edified the graduating
inform." class, giving them hope
and encouragement.
November 15, 2021 lenient Lenient means "not The teacher was lenient in
adjective LEEN-yunt harsh, severe, or her grading after the
strict." holiday break.
November 16, 2021 ad-lib Ad-lib means "to The actor forgot his lines,
verb AD-LIB improvise" or "to so he ad-libbed.
deliver
spontaneously."
November 17, 2021 camaraderie Camaraderie is a There is a strong sense of
noun kahm-RAH- feeling of good camaraderie among the
duh-ree friendship among staff.
the people in a
group.
November 18, 2021 propitiate Propitiate means "to Fans of the team wondered
verb proh-PISH-ee- gain or regain the how to propitiate the
ayt favor or goodwill of football gods after yet
someone"—in other another heartbreaking
words, "to make defeat.

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someone pleased or
less angry."
November 19, 2021 soporific Soporific means Studies show that the herb
adjective sah-puh- "causing sleep." has a soporific effect.
RIFF-ik

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1. demagogue
2. truncate
3. bevy
4. steadfast
5. edify
6. lenient
7. ad-lib
8. camaraderie
9. propitiate
10. soporific

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ANNOUNCEMENT!

2021 NATIONAL READING MONTH CELEBRATION

 Reading Family Challenge - Ang mga mag-aaral mula Baitang 7-10 ay hinihikayat na makiisa sa
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November 22-26, 2021

DATE WORD MEANING EXAMPLE

November 22, 2021 grisly Grisly means The movie is a grisly tale
adjective | GRIZ-lee “causing horror or with gruesome special
intense fear.” effects and terrifying
monsters
November 23, 2021 negotiate Negotiate means “to The parties negotiated on
verb | nih-GOH-shee- deal with or bring an agreement.
ayt about through
discussion or
compromise.” It also
means, for people
and thins in motion,
“to get through,
around, or over
successfully.”
November 24, 2021 amity Amity means Amity between the nations
noun | AM-uh-tee “friendship” or was restored with the
“friendly relations treaty.
between nations.”
November 25, 2021 draconian Draconian means Small businesses believe
adjective | dray-KOH- “cruel” or severe.” It that the new tax is
nee-un usually used to draconian.
describe harsh laws,
rules, or regulations.
November 26, 2021 trepidation Trepidation is a The students felt a sense of
noun | trep-uh-DAY- feeling of fear that trepidation as they walked
shun causes toward the principal’s
hesitationbecause office.
you think that
something bad or
unpleasant is going
to happen.

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November 29 - December 3, 2021

DATE WORD MEANING EXAMPLE

November 29, roister Roister means “to Fans roistered after their
2021 verb | ROY-ster engage in noisy team won the
partying or championship.
celebration.”
November 30, enclave An enclave is an The district includes an
2021 noun | EN-klayv area inhabited by enclave in which students
people who are of the university reside.
different in some
way from the people
in the surrounding
areas.
December 1, 2021 feign Feign means “to After her mom told her that
verb | FAYN give a false she will bring her to the
appearance of doctor’s, Kim confessed
something.” that she was feigning
illness because she forgot
to finish her book report.
December 2, 2021 jovial Jovial means Andy remembered his
adjective | JOH-vee- “markedly good- uncle Jim as a jovial man
ul humored” and with ready smile, a firm
describes people handshake, and a cheery
and things that are greeting for all.
cheerful or full of
joy.
December 3, 2021 maȋtre d’ A maȋtre d’ (or The maȋtre d’ ushered the
noun | may-truh-DEE maître d’) is the celebrity couple to a private
headwaiter of the table at the back of the
dining-room staff of restaurant.
a restaurant or
hotel.

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December 6 - 10, 2021

DATE WORD MEANING EXAMPLE

December 6, 2021 obfuscate Obfuscate means The coach obfuscated his
verb | AHB-fuh-skayt “to make difficult to response as to whether he
understand” or “to would retire at the end of
be evasive, unclear, the season.
or confusing.”
December 7, 2021 hoity-toity Hoity-toity means The guidance counselor
adjective | hoy-tee- “pretentious, fancy, emphasized that students
TOY-tee or pompous.” do not need to go to a
hoity-toity college to
achieve success.
December 8, 2021 derrick A derrick is a tall Areas of the desert have
noun | DAIR-ik framework over an become fields of oil
oil well that supports derricks.
equipment used in
drilling.
December 9, 2021 smarmy Smarmy means Online reviews of the resort
adjective | SMAR- “behaving in a way warned of smarmy street
mee that seems polite, vendors when wandering
kind, or pleasing but from the tourist areas.
is not genuine or
believable.
December 10, galvanize Galvanize means “to The council’s proposal to
2021 verb | GAL-vuh-nyze cause (people) to close the library has
take action on galvanized the town’s
something that they residents.
are excited or
concerned about.”

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DIRECTIONS:
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LEARN A WORD EACH DAY

January 3 - 7, 2022

DATE WORD MEANING EXAMPLE

January 3, 2022 milquetoast A milquetoast is a The sales manager is not a
timid, meek, or milquetoast: when she
noun | MILK-tohst unassertive person. sees an opportunity to
make a lucrative deal, she
will seal it.
January 4, 2022 palisade Palisade refers to a The iron palisade
fence of stakes used surrounding the decrepit
noun | pal-uh-SAYD for defense or to a mansion stood strong.
line of steep cliffs.
January 5, 2022 enigma An enigma is The formation of the craters
someone or on the planet is an enigma
noun | ih-NIG-muh something that is to astrophysicists.
difficult to
understand or
explain.
January 6, 2022 flippant Flippant means The coach made a flippant
"lacking proper response to the media's
Adjective | FLIP-unt respect or questions about the
seriousness." unexpected loss.
January 7, 2022 abrasive Abrasive means, The powder might seem
literally, "causing abrasive, but when used as
adjective | uh-BRAY- damage or wear by instructed, it will remove
siv rubbing, grinding, or dirt without damaging the
scraping." surface.
Figuratively, it is
used to describe
people or things that
are unpleasant or
irritating.

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LEARNING TASK 1
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January 10 - 14, 2022

DATE WORD MEANING EXAMPLE

January 10, 2022 rankle Rankle means “to Rae Ann’s snooty attitude
cause anger, and rude behavior rankled
verb | RANK-ul irritation, or the host, but he smiled to
bitterness.” hide his irritation.
January 11, 2022 secular Secular means “not In her autobiography, the
spiritual or actor mentions that her
adjective |SEK-yuh- religious.” education in parochial
ler school was not too different
from that of secular
institutions.
January 12, 2022 beleaguer Beleaguer means The coach, beleaguer by
“to trouble or the media fans for his poor
verb | bih-LEE-gur harass.” decision-making during
games, has been fired.
January 13, 2022 talisman A talisman is In ancient times, the
something that is gemstone was worn as a
noun | TAL-iss-mun believed to have talisman to avert evil.
magic powers and
to bring good
fortune.
January 14, 2022 venerate Venerate means “to Volunteers of the Peace
feel or show deep Corps are venerated for
verb | VEN-uh-rayt respect and hor for their selfless dedication
someone or and contributions.
something.

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