GregMat 3

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

Dịu đi
Hint: kinda like “rebate”, which is a type of subsidy

~ Assuage, alleviate, mitigate, attenuate

Question 2

Abjure

Answer 2

To renounce or reject formally
E.g: quân Ngô abjured alliance with quân Thục after mất Kinh Châu

~ Repudiate, recant, renounce

Question 3

Anomalous

Answer 3

Adj of anomaly

~Abnormal, eccentric, idiosyncratic, quirky

Question 4

Antipathy

Answer 4

Hint: empathy is liking and understanding –> “anti” means negative and kinda opposite of that
Ác cảm, dislike

~ Inimical, repugnance, odium, abhorrence

Question 5

Arcane

Answer 5

1. Mysterious or known by few
2. Hard to comprehend academically
   E.g: arcane artifact

~ (Mysterious) Enigmatic, obscure, dubious
~ (can only be comprehended by few) Esoteric, abstruse, recondite

Question 6

Arduous

Answer 6

Difficult and tiring
Hint: kinda like “strenous & anxious”

~ Onerous, exacting

Question 7

Artless

Answer 7

Without deception; simple and natural
Hint: kinda like “gameless” i.e don’t play no game (in a good way)

~ Ingenuous, jejune, callow, guileless
~~ Gullible, credulous

Question 8

Ascetic

Answer 8

Khổ hạnh, mộc mạc

Having no comforts or luxuries; plain or unadorned appearance; severe or strict in manner or attitude

Hint: kinda like “aesthetic”, cuz being ascetic is such a vibe

~Spartan, austere, dour

Question 9

Assuage

Answer 9

Hint: similar to “Massage”
Sooth i.e make an unpleasant feeling less intense

~ Abate, alleviate, mitigate, attenuate

Question 10

Betray

Question 11

Bucolic

Answer 11

Relating to the countryside
Hint: “Bu(ll)” are often in countryside areas

~Rural, rustic, pastoral, idyllic

Question 12

Burgeon

Answer 12

To grow rapidly
E.g: Urban areas have burgeoned since 2010
Hint: Burgeon is often accompanied by burden

~ Proliferate, abound, flourish

Question 13

Cacophonous

Answer 13

Opposite of symphony/harmony - mainly used in music context
Chối tai, tạp âm lẫn lộn

~Dissonance, clangor, raucous, din, discord

Question 14

Canonize

Answer 14

To pronounce holy, treat sb as sacred

~ Deify

Question 15

Censure

Answer 15

Phê bình, khiển trách
Hint: If a movie is censured, it might also be censored

~Castigate, decry, assail, admonish, reproach, upbraid, opprobrium, lambaste

Question 16

Chicanery

Answer 16

Deception or trickery
Hint: chicken disguised as canary

~ Unscrupulous, duplicitious, skulduggery

Question 17

Coalesce

Answer 17

To come together and form one
Hint: “co” means together

Question 18

Cogent

Answer 18

Clear, logical, and convincing

~ Plausible, tenable, compelling, eloquent, potent

Question 19

Compelling

Answer 19

~ Cogent, convincing

Question 20

Contend

Answer 20

To struggle or argue
E.g: GSW is a serious contender for this NBA playoff

Hint: I often used “contend” when I was trying to be erudite in 1st year essays

Question 21

Copious

Answer 21

Abundant in supply or quantity

~ Abound, proliferate, profuse, prolific

Question 22

Cosmopolitan

Answer 22

Familiar with many cultures
E.g: NYC is a cosmopolitan city
Hint: Cosmopolitan is such a NYC/LDN drink

~Urbane

Question 23

Deference

Answer 23

Sự chiều theo ý, sự tôn trọng
Hint: defer to you for the final say (used a lot in IB)

~ Reverence, venerate, obseiance

Question 24

Desultory

Answer 24

Rời rạc, không hệ thống, lung tung
Hint: desult = no result (both verbally and meaningfully)

Question 25

Diffident

Answer 25

Nhút nhát, rụt rè
Hint: opposite of confident

~ Bashful, abashed, mousy, timid, coy

Question 26

Dilatory

Answer 26

Chậm chạp, lề mề
Hint: đi late

Question 27

Equivocate

Answer 27

Mập mờ, nước đôi, khó hiểu (trong cách nói chuyện)

~ Prevaricate, evasive

Question 28

Polarize

Answer 28

To cause division

~ Dichtonomy

Question 29

Prodigal

Answer 29

Wastefully extravagant

~ Spendthrift, ostination, profligate

Question 30

Verbose

Answer 30

Lắm lời, dông dài
Hint: verbal overdose

~ Loquacious, garrulous, prolix, voluble