GregMat 15

Question 1

Alienate

Answer 1

To make someone feel isolated or unwelcome
Xa lánh, gạt ai ra
Hint: alien in the US are often illegal immigrants rather than actual aliens

Question 2

Apathy

Answer 2

Lãnh cảm
Lack of interest / emotion

~ Tepid, desultory

Question 3

Apropos

Answer 3

Relevant / appropriate to the situation
Hint: kinda like “appropriate”

~ Pertinent, apposite, germane, apt

Question 4

Apt

Answer 4

Suitable or fitting
Hint: “aptitude for sports” means you are very fitting with sports

~ Pertinent, apposite, germane, appropos

Question 5

Cloak

Answer 5

To conceal or disguise
Hint: “Invisible Cloak”

~~ Belie, dissemble

Question 6

Consensus

Question 7

Distort

Answer 7

To twist or misrepresent

Question 8

Divergent

Answer 8

Differing from the norm
Dị biệt
Hint: có phim “The Divergent” là những kẻ dị biệt

Question 9

Elated

Answer 9

Extremely happy or joyful

~ Euphoric, exhilerated

Question 10

Enchant

Answer 10

To charm or captivate
Hint: Disney’s movie “Enchanted”

Question 11

Entrenched

Answer 11

Deeply ingrained or established
Hint: kinda like “in the trenches”

~ (deeply rooted) Inveterate, indelible
~ (since birth kinda) Innate, inborn, congenital

Question 12

Exotic

Question 13

Exploitative

Answer 13

Taking advantage of others unfairly
Cơ hội, thừa thủ đoạn

Question 14

Foreseeable

Answer 14

~~ Prescient, prophetic

Question 15

Forsake

Answer 15

To abandon or give up
Hint: kinda like dudes who would date “for sex”, then dumb her

~ Relinquish, jettison

Question 16

Gratify

Answer 16

To satisfy or please
Làm hài lòng ai

Question 17

Heed

Answer 17

To pay attention to
E.g: heed the expert’s advice

Question 18

Judicious

Answer 18

Having good judgment or sense
Sáng suốt, đúng đắn

~ Cerebral, sapient, prudent

Question 19

Lucid

Answer 19

Clear and easy to understand

~ Pellucid, elucidate, limpid

Question 20

Pertinent

Answer 20

Relevant to the matter at hand

~ Apropos, apposite, germane, appropriate, apt

Question 21

Propriety

Answer 21

Đúng đắn, đúng mực
Precise, up to high standard

~~ Decorum, etiquette, prudent

Question 22

Scintillating

Answer 22

Brilliantly lively or stimulating
Sắc sảo, lỗi lạc
Hint: kinda like “Sicily”, where you would think of romantic scintillating back-and-forth songs

Question 23

Sensational

Answer 23

Causing great excitement

Question 24

Sophisticated

Answer 24

Highly developed or refined

Question 25

Strife

Answer 25

Bitter conflict or struggle
Xung đột, cãi nhau, tranh chấp
Hint: kinda like “rifle” —> lôi súng ra nch

Question 26

Understated

Question 27

Unscrupulous

Answer 27

Lacking moral principles
1) Không tận tâm, cẩu thả
2) Vô liêm sỉ, vô đạo đức

~ Duplicitious, chicanery, subterfuge

Question 28

Veracity

Answer 28

Truthfulness or accuracy
Sự thành thực, chính xác
Hint: kinda like Veracode, a deal I worked on where the company offers code testing software to assure sw integrity and accuracy

~ Veritable

Question 29

Virulent

Answer 29

Độc ác, hiểm độc

~~ Acrimonious, acerbic, mordant, caustic, vitriolic

Question 30

Volatile

Answer 30

~ Capricious, whimsical, mercurial, fickle, erratic