GregMat 4

Question 1

Abstain

Answer 1

basically avoid i.e restrain yourself from doing smt

~ Dissent, eschew, forbear
~~ Abjure, repudiate, renounce

Question 2

Approbation

Answer 2

Approval or praise
Hint: Approve + (mental) masturbation

Question 3

Cherish

Answer 3

To deeply appreciate or care for

Question 4

Corroborate

Answer 4

Cross-check / validate

~Bolster, advocate

Question 5

Disparate

Answer 5

Fundamentally different or distinct
Khác nhau, khác loại, tạp nham
Hint: different + separate

~Heterogeneous

Question 6

Emulate

Answer 6

To imitate or strive to equal (competitively)
E.g: Kobe is known for trying to emulate MJ’s every move

Question 7

Enervate

Answer 7

Làm kiệt sức
Hint: relates to energy, but opposite of energize

Question 8

Ephemeral

Answer 8

Hint: kinda like “emeral”, which gives off beautiful vibe and beauty usually lasts for only moments
Short-lived, momentarily

~ Fugacious, transient, transitory, evanescent

Question 9

Fervid

Answer 9

Tha thiết, nhiệt thành
Extremely passionate
E.g: He is a fervid Messi fan

~ zealous, ardent, fervent

Question 10

Garrulous

Answer 10

Hint: kinda like Garrura, which has two heads and so likely talks a lot
Excessively talkative

~Loquacious, verbose, prolix, voluble

Question 11

Incendiary

Answer 11

Designed to cause fires or conflict
Hint: Incendio is fire in Latin (kinda like Harry Potter)

Question 12

Inimical

Answer 12

Hostile or harmful
Hint: kinda like “enemy call”

~ (Hostile) Antipathy, animus
~ (Harmful) Pernicious, deleterious, malign, noxious, maleficent, malevolent

Question 13

Intimate

Answer 13

1) Thân mật, riêng tư
2) Suggest or hint at something subtly
E.g: he intimated his ideas through a subtle nod

Question 14

Invigorate

Answer 14

To energize / give strength to

~Galvanize

Question 15

Mitigate

Answer 15

~ Alleviate, ameliorate, redress

~ Assuage, abate, attenuate

Question 16

Obsolete

Answer 16

~ Archaic, anachronistic, outmoded

Question 17

Opaque

Answer 17

~ Convoluted, byzantine

Question 18

Paradigmatic

Answer 18

Serving as a typical example (mẫu, mô hình)
Hint: adj of paradigm, which is an ideal / model

Question 19

Pedantic

Answer 19

Very high attention to detail
Hint: “pedantic” như kiểu pé đang tick từng checkbox một khi review sản phẩm

~ Punctilious, scrupulous, meticulous, exacting

Question 20

Placid

Answer 20

Calm and peaceful / bình thản
Hint: a place to sit

~ Serene, tranquil, impertubable, stolid

Question 21

Polemical

Answer 21

Controversial or argumentative
E.g: In journalism, political often accompanies polemical

Question 22

Precipitate

Answer 22

Cause something to happen quicker / suddenly

~~ Precipitous, foolhardy, imprudent, impetuous

Question 23

Profundity

Answer 23

Sự sâu sắc, uyên thâm
Hint: noun of profound

~ Sagacious

Question 24

Prophetic

Answer 24

Accurately predicting the future

~ Prescient

Question 25

Prudent

Answer 25

Cẩn trọng, khôn ngoan
~ Provident
~~ Sagacious, shrewd

Question 26

Punctilious

Answer 26

Showing great attention to detail

~ Pedantic, scrupulous, meticulous, exacting

Question 27

Recondite

Answer 27

Khó hiểu (về đề tài)
Hint: kinda like “Ri con die” vì não ngắn nên chết do k hiểu dc gì
E.g: The writer has adopted an increasingly recondite style over his career

~ Abstruse, rarefied

Question 28

Scrupulous

Answer 28

Very attentive to details and ethics
Hint: kinda like “sculptor”, which requires you being scrupulous

~ Punctilious, pedantic, meticulous, exacting

Question 29

Tranquil

Answer 29

~ Serene, placid

~~ Bucolic

Question 30

Vacillate

Answer 30

Hint: kinda like “oscillate”
Phân vân, không quyết đoán

~ Prevaricate, equivocate