GregMat 16

Question 1

Antedate

Answer 1

To precede in time or come before something
E.g this event antedates the distinction of dinosaurs
Hint: kinda like “antique date” –> past vibe

~~ Obsolete, outmoded, anachronistic, archaic

Question 2

Banish

Answer 2

Expel

Question 3

Bridle

Answer 3

To restrain, control (GRE)
E.g: Bridle your own anger / ambitions
Hint: kinda like “bớt rồ”

~ Truncate, circumscribe

Question 4

Comply

Question 5

Crestfallen

Answer 5

Sad or disappointed
Hint: Whitehouse has fallen –> ppl sad & disappointed

~ Glum, lugubrious, morose

Question 6

Curtail

Answer 6

To reduce or shorten.

Question 7

Elucidate

Answer 7

To make something clear or explain
Hint: part of the “lucid” family

~ Pellucid, lucid, limpid

Question 8

Evade

Answer 8

To escape or avoid, especially by cleverness.

Question 9

Feckless

Answer 9

Lacking initiative or strength; irresponsible

Question 10

Fester

Answer 10

To become worse or more intense, especially through neglect
Thối rữa, mưng mủ, day dứt
Hint: TBD

Question 11

Iconoclastic

Answer 11

Criticizing or attacking established beliefs or institutions
Hint: kinda like “I call no plastic”

Question 12

Immure

Answer 12

To enclose or confine within walls
Cầm tù, giam hãm, tự vây tường xung quanh
Hint: kinda like “inmate”

Question 13

Improvise

Question 14

Inhibit

Answer 14

To hold back, restrain, or prevent
Ngăn chặn, hạn chế, kiềm chế
Hint: opposite of exhibit

Question 15

Inscrutable

Answer 15

Difficult to understand or interpret
Bí hiểm, khó dò, khó nhìn thấu
Hint: “in-scrutinize-able”

~ (hard to understand) Recondite, abstruse,
~ (mysterious) Arcane, enigmatic
~~ (unclear) Obscure, dubious

Question 16

Lionize

Answer 16

To treat someone as a celebrity
Hint: Lion is cool and big

~ Fete, venerate, exalt, extol, panegyrize

Question 17

Monotonous

Answer 17

Dull, repetitive, and lacking in variety

~~ Humdrum, banal, trite, platitudinous, pedestrian

Question 18

Peculiar

Answer 18

Strange or unusual

~ Idiosyncratic, quirky, eccentric

Question 19

Premeditate

Answer 19

To think about or plan something beforehand
Hint: Pre-meditation, I need to plan it out first

Question 20

Profligate

Answer 20

Recklessly wasteful or extravagant

~ Prodigal, profuse, spendthrift

Question 21

Reconcile

Answer 21

To restore friendly relations or resolve differences

~ Appease

Question 22

Refine

Question 23

Relinquish

Answer 23

To voluntarily give up or let go

~ Forsake, jettison

Question 24

Ruminate

Answer 24

To think deeply about something
Trầm ngâm, ngẫm nghĩ
Hint: “rune” i.e Odin had to ruminate 9 days to acquire these

Question 25

Skittish

Answer 25

Nervous or easily frightened

~ Restive

Question 26

Superfluous

Answer 26

Excessive or more than necessary
Hint: “super flexible”

~ Redundant

Question 27

Synoptic

Answer 27

Presenting a summary or general overview.

Question 28

Thorough

Question 29

Visionary

Question 30

Vociferous

Answer 30

Loud and forcefully expressive

~ Clamorous, raucous, clangor, din