Kiho Kasai Round 1

Question 1

Antipathy

Answer 1

Noun. A deep-seated feeling of aversion.

Question 2

Ignominious

Answer 2

adj. Publicly shameful or humiliating

Question 3

Opine

Answer 3

verb.Hold and state as one’s opinion.

Question 4

Scrupulous

Answer 4

adj. Careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. (of a person or process)

Question 5

Demur

Answer 5

Verb / Noun
1.Raise objections or show reluctance.
2.The action of objecting to or hesitating over something.

Question 6

Unprecedented

Answer 6

adj. Completely new and never having happened before; historic

Question 7

Ramify

Answer 7

verb (used with or without object). To split into two or more branches

Question 8

Galvanizing

Answer 8

verb. Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

Question 9

Clout

Answer 9

1. Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
2. A heavy blow with the hand or a hard object.
   Influence or power, especially in politics or business.

Question 10

Null

Answer 10

Having no legal or binding force; invalid.

Question 11

Repudiate

Answer 11

1. Refuse to accept; reject.
2. Deny the truth or validity of.

Question 12

Devise

Answer 12

Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Question 13

Quirk

Answer 13

A peculiar aspect of a person’s character or behavior.

Question 14

Teeming

Answer 14

Be full of or swarming with.

Question 15

Feasibility

Answer 15

The state or degree of being easily or conveniently done.

Question 16

Abiotic

Answer 16

adj. physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.

Question 17

Hypothalamus

Answer 17

Noun. brain structure that acts as a control center for recognition and analysis of hunger, thirst, fatigue, anger, and body temperature

Question 18

Abate

Answer 18

verb. to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

Question 19

Abstract

Answer 19

adj. existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality

Question 20

Advent

Answer 20

noun. the arrival or creation of something

Question 21

Disorienting

Answer 21

adj. Causing confusion or loss of direction.

Question 22

Eloquent

Answer 22

adj. having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing)

Question 23

Haphazard

Answer 23

adj. Lacking organization or planning.

Question 24

Indecipherable

Answer 24

adj. Impossible to understand or read.

Question 25

Interchangeable

Answer 25

adj. Able to be substituted for each other.

Question 26

Outstrip

Answer 26

verb. To surpass or exceed.

Question 27

Perpetual

Answer 27

adj. Continuing forever or indefinitely.

Question 28

Ramify

Answer 28

v. to split into two or more branches

Question 29

Redress

Answer 29

verb. To set right or remedy.

Question 30

Reprieve

Answer 30

noun. A temporary relief or delay.

Question 31

Warranted

Answer 31

adj. Justified or necessary.

Question 32

Tranquil

Answer 32

adj. Peaceful and calm.

Question 33

Thoughtfulness

Answer 33

noun. Consideration for others.