Yukino Noso Round 1

Question 1

Def: not discovered or known about, not clearly expressed

Answer 1

Obscure

Question 2

Def: make something worse

Answer 2

Exacerbate

Question 3

Def: put right, correct

Answer 3

Rectify

Question 4

Def: intending to overthrow an established system

Answer 4

Subversive

Question 5

Def: unable to bend, not flexible

Answer 5

Rigid

Question 6

Def: fully in agreement

Answer 6

Unanimous

Question 7

Def: fragile, very weak or slight

Answer 7

Tenuous

Question 8

Def: expressing opinions very strongly/positively as if they were facts

Answer 8

Dogmatic

Question 9

Def: simple and/or sincere

Answer 9

Unpretentious

Question 10

Def: one that precedes and indicates the approach of another

Answer 10

Precursor

Question 11

Def: strong feeling of dislike or hatred

Answer 11

Animosity

Question 12

Def: a preference or tendency that makes a person want to do something

Answer 12

Inclination

Question 13

Def: grimly, mocking or cynical

Answer 13

Sardonic

Question 14

Def: to reduce something in size and amount

Answer 14

Deplete

Question 15

Def: of the same kind, alike

Answer 15

Homogeneous

Question 16

Def: to firmly establish something so it can’t be changed

Answer 16

Entrenching

Question 17

Def: to show or suggest that something will happen in the future

Answer 17

Prefiguring

Question 18

His origins and parentage are obscure.

Answer 18

not discovered or known about, not clearly expressed

Question 19

His rude behavior exacerbated the situation.

Answer 19

make something worse

Question 20

You can rectify your mistakes in the second draft.

Answer 20

put right, correct

Question 20

These subversive elements were eliminated from society due to its danger.

Answer 20

intending to overthrow an established system

Question 21

I was rigid with fear.

Answer 21

unable to bend, not flexible

Question 22

Critics were unanimous in their praise for this film.

Answer 22

fully in agreement

Question 23

He has a tenuous grasp on reality.

Answer 23

fragile, very weak or slight

Question 24

It’s not helpful making dogmatic statements.

Answer 24

expressing opinions very strongly/positively as if they were facts

Question 25

The guidelines are unpretentious and practical.

Answer 25

simple and/or sincere

Question 26

The agreement is seen as a precursor to talks.

Answer 26

one that precedes and indicates the approach of another

Question 27

We should put aside our personal animosities in order to work together.

Answer 27

strong feeling of dislike or hatred

Question 28

She shows no inclination to give in to their demands.

Answer 28

a preference or tendency that makes a person want to do something

Question 29

He attempted a sardonic simile.

Answer 29

grimly, mocking or cynical

Question 30

We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house.

Answer 30

to reduce something in size and amount

Question 31

They prefer to work and socialize with a homogeneous group.

Answer 31

of the same kind, alike

Question 32

The government’s main task was to prevent inflation from entrenching itself.

Answer 32

to firmly establish something so it can’t be changed

Question 33

His paintings prefigure the development of perspective in Renaissance art.

Answer 33

to show or suggest that something will happen in the future