Riko Yokota Round 2

Question 1

indifferent

Answer 1

Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned

Question 2

Vapid

Answer 2

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; uninspiring

Question 3

Incredulous

Answer 3

Unwilling to or unable to believe in something

Question 4

atrocity

Answer 4

An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving psychical violence or injury

Question 5

Puritanical

Answer 5

having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude toward self-indulgence or sex

Question 6

tacit

Answer 6

Understood or implied without being stated

Question 7

Eccentric

Answer 7

Unconventional and slightly strange

Question 8

officious

Answer 8

Assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters; bossy

Question 9

Mutable

Answer 9

Prone to change; fluctuating

Question 10

Impediment

Answer 10

A hindrance or obstruction in doing something

Question 11

Furtive

Answer 11

acting secretly to avoid being noticed; typically due to feeling guilt or believe that discovery would lead to trouble

Question 12

Pedantic

Answer 12

Excessively concerned with minor details/rules

Question 13

Ostensibly

Answer 13

Appealing to be one thing when it is really something else

Question 14

Obfuscate

Answer 14

Unclear, confuse

Question 15

Hysteria

Answer 15

Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotions

Question 16

Orthodox

Answer 16

authorized or generally accepted theory

Question 17

denounce

Answer 17

publicly declare wrong; criticize harshly

Question 18

remark

Answer 18

say something as a comment; mention

Question 19

ingenious

Answer 19

(of a person)clever, original, and inventive]::

Question 20

incredulous origin

Answer 20

in(否定）+cred(it)(信用)

Question 21

impediment origin

Answer 21

in-(内部に) + peditus(足を踏み入れる、進む）
→妨げる

Question 22

ostensibly origin

Answer 22

ob-(向かって) + tendere(伸ばす、引っ張る）
→表面的には、見える限りでは

Question 23

eccentric

Answer 23

風変わりな、偏屈な

Question 24

officious origin

Answer 24

officium(役割、義務）+ opus(仕事、行動）
→仕事をする→他人のことに過度に関与する

Question 25

repress vs. suppress

Answer 25

repress: unconscious process of pushing unwanted feelings of memories out of awareness suppress: conscious effort to control or hide thoughts or emotions

Question 26

virtue

Answer 26

goodness

Question 27

atrocity origin

Answer 27

atrox(厳しい、残酷）

Question 28

indifferent

Answer 28

in-(〜ではない）+ differens(違う、異なる） →関心がない、異なってない

Question 29

pathos

Answer 29

a quality that evokes pity or sadness

Question 30

"vaporize" (definition in 1984)

Answer 30

gone, died