GregMat 14

Question 1

Acquiesce

Answer 1

To agree or comply passively, often without wanting to
Mặc nhận
Hint: kinda like “acknowledge quietly” –> passive tone

~ Deference, complaisance, obeisance

Question 2

Adroit

Answer 2

Skillful and clever
Khéo léo
Hint: “android” are smart

~ Deft, proficient

Question 3

Amend

Answer 3

To make changes or improvements

Question 4

Animus

Answer 4

Hostility or ill feeling
Hint: kinda like “animosity”

~ Antipathy, repugnance, inimical, abhorence

Question 5

Apologist

Answer 5

A person who defends an idea or cause (GRE)
Hint1: TRICK - not your apologies type
Hint2: kinda like “Apollousa” in YGO - staple defender in all decks + disciple of the goddess

Question 6

Astringent

Answer 6

Harsh or severe
Chặt chẽ, nghiêm khắc
Hint: “stringent” i.e strict

~~ Acerbic, mordant

Question 7

Collaborate

Question 8

Competent

Answer 8

~ Deft, proficient, adroit

Question 9

Correlate

Question 10

Deride

Answer 10

Ridicule
Hint: “de” are often negative e.g decrease, depress
Hint2: this is kinda opposite of “ride or die”

Question 11

Dictate

Answer 11

To issue an order

Question 12

Discreet

Answer 12

Careful and cautious

Question 13

Divorced

Question 14

Elitist

Answer 14

Believing in superiority of the elite

~~ Affectation

Question 15

Exacting

Answer 15

Demanding perfection or accuracy

~ Painstaking
~~ Meticulous, scrupulous, pedantic, punctilious, fastidious

Question 16

Flummoxed

Answer 16

Confused or perplexed
Hint TBD

~ Befuddled, flustered, confound, nonplussed

Question 17

Fruitful

Question 18

Inborn

Answer 18

Existing from birth

Question 19

Polymath

Answer 19

A person of wide-ranging knowledge
Hint: “poly” means much (polygami or sum)

~ Encyclopediatic, erudite, sapient
~~ Sagacious, profundity

Question 20

Reticent

Answer 20

Reserved or unwilling to speak

~ Taciturn, inarticulate, aloof

Question 21

Stringent

Answer 21

Strict and precise

Question 22

Subservient

Answer 22

Excessively willing to obey others
Hint: kinda like “servant”

~ Obsequious

Question 23

Surreptitious

Answer 23

Secretive or sneaky
Hint TBD

~ Furtive, covert, clandestine

Question 24

Tantalizing

Answer 24

Exciting or teasing but unattainable
Trêu ngươi
Hint: “Trap Tantalizing Tune” in YGO - the girl is taunting the warriors

Question 25

Tantamount

Answer 25

Equivalent in seriousness to E.g: The MD "what if?" is tantamount to a command Hint: kinda like "ton of amount (of effort)"

Question 26

Torpor

Answer 26

A state of inactivity or lethargy Hint: kinda like the sound one would make in a lethargic state "To po to po" ~ Lethargic, quiescent, languid

Question 27

Trenchant

Answer 27

Sharply effective or insightful Sắc sảo, đanh thép Hint TBD

Question 28

Umbrage

Answer 28

Offense or annoyance (sb) Hint: kinda like "Umbridge" character in Harry Potter - who is hated for that role basically entire life

Question 29

Versatile

Question 30

Wayward

Answer 30

Difficult to control / determined Ương ngạnh (GRE) ~ Headstrong, obstinate, obdurate, wilful ~~ Steadfast, resolute, unwavering, staunch,