GregMat 11 Flashcards
Abhor
To regard with disgust and hatred
Ghê tởm, ghét cay đắng
~ Repugnant, antipathy, odium, animosity
Boisterous
Noisy and energetic
Náo nhiệt, huyên náo
Hint: “bois” –> crazy time
~ (more energetic) Tumultuous, exuberant, ebullient, uproarious, rumbustious
~ (more noisy) Vociferous, raucous
~~ Obstreperous
Chivalrous
Courteous and gallant
Hint: hoes keep saying “Chilvary is dead”
~~ Urbane, cosmopolitan
~~ Decorum, propriety, tact
Churlish
Rude in a mean-spirited way
Thô bỉ, mất dạy
Hint: kinda like “chư liệp” i.e tên cũ của Trư Bát Giới
~ Boorish
Clandestine
Kept secret or done secretly
Hint: kinda like “destiny of the clan”
~ Furtive, covert, surreptitious
Complacent
Self-satisfied and unaware of potential danger
Cumbersome
Large or heavy and difficult to manage
Phiền vkl
Debilitating
Causing weakness or impairment
Deliberate
Done consciously and intentionally
Droll
Amusing in an odd way
Khôi hài, kì cục, như trò hề
Hint: Droll in “Droll & Lockbird” YGO is a clown
Eccentric
Unconventional and slightly strange
~ Idiosyncratic, quirky, peculiar, anomalous
Fractious
Irritable and quarrelsome
Quàu quạu
Hint: kinda like “phát tiết”
~ Irascible, cantankerous
~~ Pugnacious, truculent, belligerent, bellicose
Limpid
Clear and transparent
Hint: kinda like “lipid” i.e fat which are almost transparent
~ (basically lucid) Lucid, pellucid, elucidate
Mawkish
Overly sentimental to the point of being sickly
Uỷ mị, sướt mướt
Hint: kinda like “mau khóc”
Obeisance
A gesture of respect or submission
~ Reverence, venerate, deference, acquiescene
Ostentatious
Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display
~ Pretentious, florid, flamboyant, panache, opulent
Panacea
A universal remedy
Thuốc trị bách bệnh
Hint: kinda like “pinnacle” (of life)
Perfunctory
Carried out with minimal effort
Hời hợt
Hint: kinda like “perform function only”
~ Cursory
~~ Superficial, desultory
Perilous
Full of danger or risk
Hiểm nghèo, đầy hiểm hoạ
Pervasive
Spreading throughout
Preclude
To prevent or make impossible
~ Forestall, obviate
Predilection
A preference or special liking for smt
~ Partiality, proclivity, propencity
Rapacious
Aggressively greedy or grasping
Hint: kinda like “rapper”, many of which are greedy af
~ Mercenary, avaricious, acquisitive
Relish
To enjoy greatly
Hint: kinda like “Jack Grealish”, who always enjoys himself
Satirical
Using humor to criticize
Sham
A thing that is not what it appears to be
~ Spurious, specious, fallacious, ersatz
Skirt
To avoid or evade
Hint: “skirt skirt” means disappear from here
Sluggish
Slow-moving or inactive
~ Lethargic, languid, torpor, quiescent
Spartan
Simple and strict, lacking luxury
Khổ hạnh
~ Austere, dour, ascetic
Truculent
Eager to argue or fight
Hint: kinda like “Cu Chulain” in Ragnarok manga, who lusts fighting
~ Pugnacious, bellicose, belligerent