Ayumi Ito Round 2

Question 1

archaic

Answer 1

very old, old-fashioned

Question 2

mutable

Answer 2

liable to change

Question 3

nebulous

Answer 3

the the form of a cloud or haze

Question 4

totalitarian

Answer 4

a system of government that is dictatorial and requires complete willingness to obey

Question 5

furtive

Answer 5

attempting to avoid notice

Question 6

rectify

Answer 6

put right, correct

Question 7

pedantic

Answer 7

excessively concerned with minor details or rules

Question 8

ostensibly

Answer 8

as appears to be true, but not necessarily so

Question 9

denounce

Answer 9

publicly declare to be wrong

Question 10

obfuscate

Answer 10

make unclear, to confuse

Question 11

tacit

Answer 11

understood or implied without being stated

Question 12

proletariat

Answer 12

working-class people

Question 13

incline

Answer 13

willing to do something

Question 14

puritanical

Answer 14

having a very strict moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex

Question 15

officious

Answer 15

intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice, interfering

Question 16

vapid

Answer 16

offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging. bland

Question 17

incredulous

Answer 17

unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 18

pathos

Answer 18

a quality that evokes pity or sadness

Question 18

atrocity

Answer 18

an extremely cruel act, typically involving physical violence

Question 19

indoctrinate

Answer 19

teach to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

Question 20

ramifications.

Answer 20

unwelcome consequence of an action

Question 21

formidable.

Answer 21

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

Question 22

perverse.

Answer 22

contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice

Question 23

heresies.

Answer 23

opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted / belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine

Question 24

clandestinely.

Answer 24

in a secretive and illegal way

Question 25

pretence.

Answer 25

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

Question 26

chastity.

Answer 26

the state of refraining from extramarital(happening outside of marriage) or sexual intercourse

Question 27

equivocal.

Answer 27

open to more than one interpretation, unclear

Question 28

statutory.

Answer 28

required, permitted, or enacted by law

Question 29

zealot.

Answer 29

a person who is extreme and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals