Yuki Saito round 1

Question 1

hideously

Answer 1

in an extremely ugly manner

Question 2

formidable

Answer 2

respect through being impressively large

Question 3

autumn

Answer 3

the season after summer and before winter

Question 4

resembled

Answer 4

have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like

Question 5

boyhood

Answer 5

the state or time of being a boy

Question 6

ventures

Answer 6

a risky or daring journey or undertaking

Question 7

excessively

Answer 7

to a greater degree or in greater amounts than is necessary, normal, or desirable

Question 8

furtive

Answer 8

attempting to avoid notice or attention

Question 9

the atrical

Answer 9

relating to acting, actors, or the theatre

Question 10

clambering

Answer 10

climb or move in an awkward and laborious way

Question 11

mischievous

Answer 11

causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way

Question 12

principle

Answer 12

a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief

Question 13

mesmerized

Answer 13

capture the complete attention of (someone)

Question 14

perplexed

Answer 14

completely baffled; very puzzled

Question 15

startlingly

Answer 15

in a very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable way

Question 16

gunboats

Answer 16

a small fast ship with guns mounted on it, for use in shallow coastal waters and rivers

Question 17

ambition

Answer 17

a strong desire to do or achieve something

Question 18

forbidden

Answer 18

not allowed; banned

Question 19

glands

Answer 19

an organ in the human

Question 20

district

Answer 20

an area of a country or city

Question 21

inevitable

Answer 21

certain to happen; unavoidable

Question 22

adolescents

Answer 22

a young person who is developing into an adult

Question 23

murderous

Answer 23

capable of or intending to murder

Question 24

epistolary

Answer 24

work in the form of letters

Question 25

motif

Answer 25

a decorative image or design

Question 26

soliloquies

Answer 26

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers

Question 27

inherent

Answer 27

existing in something as a permanent

Question 28

allegory

Answer 28

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

Question 29

elaborate

Answer 29

involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning

Question 30

interpretation

Answer 30

the action of explaining the meaning of something