GregMat 1

Question 1

Abound

Answer 1

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

~proliferate, prolific, profuse, copious

Question 2

Amorphous

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Austere

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Belie

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Capricious

Answer 5

Mood swing personality

Question 6

Cerebral

Answer 6

relating to brain, intellectual-ish

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

Question 7

Congenial

Answer 7

Ăn ý, tương đắc / thích hợp

Question 8

Conspicuous

Answer 8

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

~discernible, manifest, palpable, flagrant

Question 9

Cursory

Answer 9

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

~ Perfunctory

Question 10

Daunting

Answer 10

Discouraging, scary

Question 11

Deify

Answer 11

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

~ Canonize

Question 12

Didactic

Answer 12

Giáo huấn, thích lên đời người khác

E.g: Erza is a didactic sister figure

Question 13

Disseminate

Answer 13

Distribute, spread

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

Question 14

Feasible

Question 15

Flout

Answer 15

Coi thường, miệt thị

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

Question 16

Homogeneous

Question 17

Humdrum

Answer 17

Nhàm chán, buồn tẻ

Lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous; monotonous routine

Hint: dullness from repetitiveness or lack of excitement (usually about activities or experiences)

~dreary, prosaic

Question 18

Insipid

Answer 18

Vô vị, chán ngắt

Lacking flavour, weak or tasteless; lacking vigour or interest

Blandness or lack of taste, often describing food, or ideas that lack distinctive qualities

E.g: insipid ideas

~banal, vapid, jejune, trite, hackneyed

Question 19

Loquacious

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Misanthropic

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Misnomer

Answer 21

Sự nhầm tên, sự dùng thuật ngữ sai

Hint: kinda like “misname”

Question 22

Negligent

Answer 22

Cẩu thả, lơ đễnh

Question 23

Obsequious

Answer 23

Khúm núm, xun xoe

~Sycophantic, unctuous, servile, toadying

Question 24

Placate

Answer 24

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

~Pacify, mollify, conciliate, propitiate

Question 25

Proclivity

Answer 25

Năng khiếu, xu hướng

Innate ability or inclination toward smt

~penchant, propensity, disposition, predilection

Question 26

Puerile

Answer 26

Childishly silly, immature

Hint: this sounds like a kid’s name

~infantile, inane, fatuous, asinine

Question 27

Quixotic

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Spendthrift

Answer 28

Người ăn tiêu hoang phí

~ Prodigal, ostination, profligate, profuse

Question 29

Taciturn

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Wary

Answer 30

Thận trọng, cảnh giác
Cautious / alert to potential problems

~ Chary, circumspect, incredulous