GregMat 20

Question 1

Abreast

Answer 1

Up to date with the latest information
Theo kịp thời đại
Hint: kinda like “up beat”

Question 2

Confound

Answer 2

To confuse or perplex
Hint: first learnt this at lớp cô Nhung

~ Befuddled, flustered, flummoxed, nonplussed

Question 3

Digression

Answer 3

A temporary departure from the main subject
Hint: but I digress

Question 4

Discrepancy

Answer 4

A lack of compatibility or agreement

Question 5

Duplicitous

Answer 5

Deceitful or dishonest

~ (Lừa đảo) Chicanery, subterfuge, unscrupulous

~ (Láu cá) Artful, wily, mendacious, disingenuous

Question 6

Expedient

Answer 6

Convenient and practical, although possibly improper
Thiết thực
Hint: TBD

~ Pragmatic

Question 7

Fabricate

Answer 7

To invent or concoct something false

Question 8

Glum

Answer 8

Feeling dejected or depressed
Rầu rĩ

~ Crestfallen, lugubrious, morose
~~ Woeful

Question 9

Harbinger

Answer 9

A person or thing that signals the approach of something
Vật báo hiệu
Hint: “Number 38: Hope Harbinger …” in YGO

Question 10

Intrinsic

Answer 10

Belonging naturally or essential

Question 11

Largesse

Answer 11

Generosity in giving money or gifts

~ Bounteous, benevolent, magnanimous, beneficent, altruistic, munificent

Question 12

Libertine

Answer 12

A person who behaves without moral principles
Kẻ phóng lãng, trụy lạc
Hint: kinda like “liberty/liberal”

~~ Base, unscrupulous

Question 13

Malfeasance

Answer 13

Wrongdoing, especially by a public official
Hành động phi pháp, hành động bất lương

Question 14

Manifest

Answer 14

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind
Biểu lộ, bày tỏ

~ Conspicuous, discernible, blatant, patent

Question 15

Minute

Answer 15

Extremely small or insignificant

Question 16

Modish

Answer 16

Following what is currently popular
Đúng mốt, thời thượng
Hint: “Mốt-ish”

Question 17

Nascent

Answer 17

Just coming into existence and showing potential
Hint: TBD

~ Incipient, rudimentary, inchoate

Question 18

Perennial

Answer 18

Lasting for a long time or constantly recurring
Hint: “Steph Curry is the perennial NBA All Star Starter”

Question 19

Pious

Answer 19

Devoutly religious
Ngoan đạo

~ Staunch

Question 20

Providential

Answer 20

Occurring at a favorable time; opportune
May mắn, có trời phù hộ

~ Auspicious, propitious, felicitous, fortuitous, serendipitous, fluky

Question 21

Prowess

Answer 21

Skill or expertise in a particular field

Question 22

Schism

Answer 22

A split or division between strongly opposed parties
Sự ly giáo
Hint: artwork of “Shadow Schism” in YGO

Question 23

Slander

Answer 23

Making false statements to damage someone’s reputation

~ Calumny, malign, libel, aspersion, defame

Question 24

Stalwart

Answer 24

Loyal, reliable, and hardworking
Chắc chắn, đáng tin cậy
Hint: kinda like “Walmart” - which you can count on

~ Steadfast, resolute

Question 25

Supplicate

Answer 25

To ask or beg for something earnestly
Năn nỉ, khẩn khoản
Hint: TBD

Question 26

Terse

Answer 26

Brief and to the point
Hint: the word itself feels brief af

~ Succint, laconic, pithy

Question 27

Tirade

Answer 27

A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

~ Diatribe, harrangue

Question 28

Universal

Answer 28

Applicable everywhere or in all cases

~ Omnipresent, ubiquitous

Question 29

Vanquish

Answer 29

To defeat thoroughly

Question 30

Woeful

Answer 30

Full of sorrow or misery
Buồn rầu, ủ rũ