GregMat 14 Flashcards
Acquiesce
To agree or comply passively, often without wanting to
Mặc nhận
Hint: kinda like “acknowledge quietly” –> passive tone
~ Deference, complaisance, obeisance
Adroit
Skillful and clever
Khéo léo
Hint: “android” are smart
~ Deft, proficient
Amend
To make changes or improvements
Animus
Hostility or ill feeling
Hint: kinda like “animosity”
~ Antipathy, repugnance, inimical, abhorence
Apologist
A person who defends an idea or cause (GRE)
Hint1: TRICK - not your apologies type
Hint2: kinda like “Apollousa” in YGO - staple defender in all decks + disciple of the goddess
Astringent
Harsh or severe
Chặt chẽ, nghiêm khắc
Hint: “stringent” i.e strict
~~ Acerbic, mordant
Collaborate
Competent
~ Deft, proficient, adroit
Correlate
Deride
Ridicule
Hint: “de” are often negative e.g decrease, depress
Hint2: this is kinda opposite of “ride or die”
Dictate
To issue an order
Discreet
Careful and cautious
Divorced
Elitist
Believing in superiority of the elite
~~ Affectation
Exacting
Demanding perfection or accuracy
~ Painstaking
~~ Meticulous, scrupulous, pedantic, punctilious, fastidious
Flummoxed
Confused or perplexed
Hint TBD
~ Befuddled, flustered, confound, nonplussed
Fruitful
Inborn
Existing from birth
Polymath
A person of wide-ranging knowledge
Hint: “poly” means much (polygami or sum)
~ Encyclopediatic, erudite, sapient
~~ Sagacious, profundity
Reticent
Reserved or unwilling to speak
~ Taciturn, inarticulate, aloof
Stringent
Strict and precise
Subservient
Excessively willing to obey others
Hint: kinda like “servant”
~ Obsequious
Surreptitious
Secretive or sneaky
Hint TBD
~ Furtive, covert, clandestine
Tantalizing
Exciting or teasing but unattainable
Trêu ngươi
Hint: “Trap Tantalizing Tune” in YGO - the girl is taunting the warriors
Tantamount
Equivalent in seriousness to
E.g: The MD “what if?” is tantamount to a command
Hint: kinda like “ton of amount (of effort)”
Torpor
A state of inactivity or lethargy
Hint: kinda like the sound one would make in a lethargic state “To po to po”
~ Lethargic, quiescent, languid
Trenchant
Sharply effective or insightful
Sắc sảo, đanh thép
Hint TBD
Umbrage
Offense or annoyance (sb)
Hint: kinda like “Umbridge” character in Harry Potter - who is hated for that role basically entire life
Versatile
Wayward
Difficult to control / determined
Ương ngạnh (GRE)
~ Headstrong, obstinate, obdurate, wilful
~~ Steadfast, resolute, unwavering, staunch,
