HEADLINE VOCABULARY
In the following headlines, the word/words in parentheses may substitute for those
that are in italics:
1. Faculty club strengthened (beefed up)
2. Enrollment decreases (dips)
3. Science examinations announced (quiz; bared)
4. Contests highlight Animal Week (cap)
5. Rosas speaks on UN theme (defines)
6. Santos urges for cooperation (bats for, calls for)
7. Student officials inducted in group (en masse)
8. The PNU Torch passes 82nd year (milestone)
9. Dope increase in school noted (upsurge)
10. DepEd Secretary disapproves tuition fee increase (bucks; hike)
11. The Blue and White wins 12 medals in press contest (bags, romps away with; tilt,
parley)
12. Malnutrition being discussed at DepEd seminar (up at)
13. PNUFA starts work (buckles down to)
14. Nationalism a necessity in education (vital cog)
15. Principal praises Araullo humility (lauds, extols)
16. Lina keynote speaker at YMCA confab (conference)
17. Local staff dominates press title (rules, lord over)
18. Drive against dirty literature going on (vs smut on)
19. ‘Comedia’ to be shown in August (booked for)
20. H.E. club holds contest in cooking (pits cooking talents)
21. Enrolment reaches 5000 students (hits 5000 mark)
22. Student writers prepare for journalism contest (scribes hone up for Press tilt)
23. Model platoon cops two places (posts twin wins)
24. Local baseball players retain championship (sluggers, crown)
25. Local volleyball players capture crown (spikers, netter; wrest)
26. The following words are stronger and therefore better than the word defeat.
Note the difference in the scores:
THS five overwhelms AFS cagers, 56-30 (murders, demolishes, subdues,
pummels, flogs, overshoot, clobbers, crushes)
AHS cagers nose out THS five, 60-58 (shade)
Local netters outspike Laurel killers (spill, down, outspur, wallop, rout,
blast)
MLQ sluggers outbat Araullo hitters (outwit, outplay) (If the score is 5-0,
use blank instead)
The following italicized terms or expressions are usually used in the metropolitan
dailies. Enclosed in parentheses after the headlines are their corresponding
synonyms/explanations.
1. US hits Iraq’s nuclear test (attacks)
2. DepEd acts to nip tuition hike (stop; increase)
3. Arroyo’s nod expected (approval)
4. Pimentel prods GMA to resign (urges)
5. Narcotic gang busted (syndicate; ended)
6. Atienza seeks striking teachers probe (quiz, investigation)
7. Vacation plans scrapped (disapproved)
8. 20 donors boost fund drive (increase)
9. Gang chief falls (leader; captured)
10. Fiscal upholds budget proposal (approves)
11. Border dispute triggers war (starts)
12. De Castro winds up diplomatic tour (ends)
13. Nation rallies to beautification campaign (supports)
14. RP scores false news by Time (attacks)
15. PGH allays flue fears (lessen)
16. DepEd bucks tuition fee hike (disapproves)
17. NSTA backs Science confab (supports; seminar)
18. Senate steps up slay probe (hastens; murder)
19. Scribes in libel row (newsmen)
20. Estrada defended from Time yarn (lies)
21. Fiscal to quash rape rap (dismiss; charge)
22. RP-US accord inked (agreement; signed)
23. Import talks snagged (delayed, abolishes)
24. Slay suspect grilled (questioned)
25. Peru lifts martial law (removes; abolished)
26. Eyewitness fingers murderer (identifies)
27. Notorious dip nabbed in Tondo fest (pickpocket; arrested; celebration)
28. Arroyo stands pat on RP-US tie (is firm)
29. Mercury dips in city (weather; cool)
30. School heads bat for salary increase (urge)
31. RP eyes import hike (sees)
32. Election ban on campus (prohibition)
33. US gab donates blood (sailor)
34. Tondo amok haunted (mad killer)
35. Laborer run amuck (goes berserk)
36. PNP nets dope pusher (captures)
37. City Hall shake-up eyed (revamp)
38. Gabfest tilt sked released (schedule)
39. Bank official on carpet in RP (in trouble)
40. Pope given carpet in RP (big welcome)
41. 456 hurdle bar exams (passed)
42. Politics ruled out in slay rap (disregarded)
43. Classes slated to open in June (scheduled)
44. Atienza fires 5 cops (dismissed)
45. PNB officials ousted ( dismissed)
46. RP-Malaysia row solved (dispute)
47. Faculty club beefed up (strengthened)
48. Local orators hone up for gabfest (practice; speech tilt)
