Murderbot

Question 1

Subcutaneous

Answer 1

adjective ANATOMY•MEDICINE
situated or applied under the skin.
“subcutaneous fat”

Question 2

Torus

Answer 2

noun
GEOMETRY
1. a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).

2. a ring-shaped object, especially a large ring-shaped chamber used in physical research.

ARCHITECTURE
3. a large convex moulding, typically semicircular in cross section, especially as the lowest part of the base of a column.

ANATOMY
4. a ridge of bone or muscle.
“the maxillary torus”

BOTANY
5. the receptacle of a flower.

Question 3

Litigation

Answer 3

noun
the process of taking legal action.
“the company wishes to avoid litigation”

Question 4

Kaftan/caftan

Answer 4

noun
a man’s long belted tunic, worn in countries of the Near East.
a woman’s long loose dress.
a loose shirt or top.

Question 5

Crèche

Answer 5

noun
BRITISH
1. a nursery where babies and young children are cared for during the working day.

NORTH AMERICAN
2. a representation of the nativity scene.

Question 6

Intrepid

Answer 6

adjective
fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).
“our intrepid reporter”

Question 7

Lividity

Answer 7

noun
bluish-purple discoloration of skin after death.

Question 8

Unrequited

Answer 8

adjective
(of a feeling, especially love) not returned.
“he’s been pining with unrequited love”

Question 9

Cilium

Answer 9

noun
BIOLOGY
1. a short microscopic hairlike vibrating structure found in large numbers on the surface of certain cells, either causing currents in the surrounding fluid, or, in some protozoans and other small organisms, providing propulsion.

ANATOMY
2. an eyelash.

Question 10

Incipient

Answer 10

adjective
1. beginning to happen or develop.
“he could feel incipient anger building up”

2. (of a person) developing into a specified type or role.
“we seemed more like friends than incipient lovers”

Question 11

Polity

Answer 11

noun
1. a form or process of civil government or constitution.
“the civic humanist’s polity”

2. an organized society; a state as a political entity.
   “the period in which West Germany was a distinct polity”

Question 12

Predation

Answer 12

noun
1. the preying of one animal on others.
“an effective defence against predation”

2. the action of attacking or plundering.
   “the old story of male predation and female vulnerability”

Question 13

Adversarial

Answer 13

adjective
1. involving or characterized by conflict or opposition.
“the adversarial nature of the two-party system”

LAW
2. (of a trial or legal proceedings) in which the parties in a dispute have the responsibility for finding and presenting evidence.
“an adversarial system of justice”