GregMat 1 Flashcards

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Abound

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Hint: kinda like “abundant”
Có thừa, nhan nhản

~proliferate, prolific, profuse, copious

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Amorphous

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Vô định hình / shapeless
Hint: “Amorphage Sloth” is the half dragon YGO card that prevents special summoning (usually combo w Sphere pass)

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Austere

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Hint: kinda like “autism”
Khổ hạnh, mộc mạc

Having no comforts or luxuries; plain or unadorned appearance; severe or strict in manner or attitude

~Spartan, ascetic, dour

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Belie

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Camourflage, give a false impression
Hint: “belie” kinda like “be lying”
E.g: his manners belie his true character

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Capricious

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Mood swing personality

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Cerebral

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relating to brain, intellectual-ish

E.g: You’re being too cerebral about this - just take her words at face value

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Congenial

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Ăn ý, tương đắc / thích hợp

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Conspicuous

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Nổi bật, dễ chú ý
E.g: wear conspicuous clothing if you were to walk alone at night

~discernible, manifest, palpable, flagrant

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Cursory

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Qua loa, bề mặt
E.g: a cursory inspection

~perfunctory, desultory

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Daunting

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Discouraging, scary

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Deify

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Hint: “deity” is a god
Worship or treat sb as a god

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Didactic

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Giáo huấn, thích lên đời người khác

E.g: Erza is a didactic sister figure

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Disseminate

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Distribute, spread

E.g: The king loved to disseminate his ideals to the mere peasants

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Feasible

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Flout

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Coi thường, miệt thị

E.g: the TikTokers directly flout the officer’s warnings

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Homogeneous

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Humdrum

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Insipid

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Loquacious

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Ba hoa, khoác lác, tend to talk hella game
Hint: “acious” often means tend to/full of in English
Hint2: “loqua” kinda like lói quá

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Misanthropic

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dislike humankind
E.g the antagonist and protagonist in Manhua culture often are misanthropic one way or another

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Misnomer

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Negligent

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Cẩu thả, lơ đễnh

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Obsequious

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Placate

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Hint: kinda like “plate of cake”, which is good for comforting / make pact w someone
Xoa dịu, làm bớt giận

~Pacify, mollify, conciliate, propitiate

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Proclivity

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Năng khiếu, xu hướng

Innate ability or inclination toward smt

~penchant, propensity, disposition, predilection

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Puerile

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Quixotic

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Hint: related to Don Quixote
Extremely idealistic and impractical; unrealistic

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Spendthrift

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Người ăn tiêu hoang phí

~ Prodigal, ostination, profligate, profuse

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Taciturn

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Ít nói, lầm lì, không cởi mở
Hint: kinda like “taxi turn!”, which is signature of such personality because they won’t speak until forced to

~Inarticulate, reticent, aloof

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Wary

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Thận trọng, cảnh giác
Cautious / alert to potential problems

~ Chary, circumspect, incredulous

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