GregMat 7

Question 1

Appease

Answer 1

To calm or pacify
Khuyên giải, làm cho nguôi
Hint: kinda like “a peace”

~ Placate, assuage, conciliatory, mollify, temper, allay
~~ Mitigate, ameliorate, alleviate, attenuate, palliate

Question 2

Arbitrary

Answer 2

Based on random choice or personal whim
Ngẫu hứng, bất kỳ

Question 3

Archaic

Answer 3

Very old or outdated

~ Outmoded, anachronistic, obsolete

Question 4

Clamorous

Answer 4

Loud and noisy

~ Clangor, cacophonous, din, discord, vociferous
~~ Raucous,

Question 5

Dearth

Answer 5

A scarcity or lack of something
Hint: Dearth of food would lead to death

Question 6

Explicable

Answer 6

Able to be explained
Hint: kinda like “explainable”

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
Lời cường điệu

Question 8

Immutable

Answer 8

Unchanging over time
Hint: immune = unaffected –> immutable ~ doesn’t change

Question 9

Indefatigable

Answer 9

Tireless; incapable of being fatigued
Hint: basically “un-fatigue-able”

Question 10

Indolent

Answer 10

Lazy or wanting to avoid activity
Hint: kinda like “indoor-er”, who are likely lazy

Question 11

Insular

Answer 11

Thiển cận, hẹp hòi e.g Viên Thiệu

~~ Myopic, provincial, parochial

Question 12

Intransigent

Answer 12

Unwilling to change views or agree
Không khoan nhượng
Hint: kinda like “un-transgender” –> conventional, stubborn

Question 13

Intrepid

Answer 13

Fearless and adventurous
Gan dạ, dũng cảm

Hint: kinda like “in trap pit” but not scared at all

~ Audacious, mettlesome

Question 14

Irreverent

Answer 14

Showing a lack of respect
Hint: rever is to respect sb highly –> adj

~ Brazen, insolent, impertinent, impudent
~~ Flout

Question 15

Loathe

Answer 15

~ Antipathy, abhor, repugnance, animosity
~~ Rancorous, acrimonious, caustic, acerbic, trenchant, mordant, virulent, vitriolic

Question 16

Malign

Answer 16

To speak badly of (GRE meaning)
Nói xấu, vu khống
Hint: opposite of benign

~ Libel, slander, defame, calumny
~~ (harmful) Deleterious, noxious, pernicious

Question 17

Malleable

Answer 17

Coachable, subjected to change
Dễ rèn

~ Amenable, plastic
~~ (more submissive) Pliant, docile, tractable

Question 18

Neophyte

Answer 18

Người mới vào nghề, mới nhập môn
Hint: Pedo is sb who likely would approach (life) neophyte

~ Tyro

Question 19

Plastic

Answer 19

Easily shaped or molded

~ Malleable, docile, pliant, tractable

Question 20

Platitude

Answer 20

A commonplace or stale remark
Lời nói vô vị, tẻ nhạt
Hint: kinda like “plain attitude”

~ Banal, prosaic, humdrum, trite, hackneyed

Question 21

Prescient

Answer 21

Having foresight or knowledge of future events

~ Prophetic

Question 22

Pristine

Answer 22

Unspoiled or in its original condition

Question 23

Reproach

Answer 23

To express disapproval or criticism

~ Admonish, censure, castigate, diatribe, upbraid, reprimand, chide

Question 24

Robust

Answer 24

Strong and healthy

Question 25

Salubrious

Answer 25

Health-beneficial
E.g: salubrious bucolic air

~ Salutary

Question 26

Sanction

Answer 26

Give official permission or approval

Question 27

Sedulous

Answer 27

Showing dedication and diligence
Cần mẫn, chuyên cần
Hint: kinda like “seduce-less” since dude is so focused on his work so no bitches

~ Assiduous, painstaking
~~ Scrupulous, meticulous, punctilious, pedantic,

Question 28

Soporific

Answer 28

Gây buồn ngủ

~ Somnolent

~~ Lethargic, languid, torpor, quiescent

Question 29

Stern

Answer 29

Serious and unrelenting

Question 30

Tendentious

Answer 30

Biased or showing a strong tendency towards a controversial view
Hint: kinda like “tendency” towards smt

~ Chauvinistic