Ayaka Morinaga round 6

Question 1

courier

Answer 1

a messenger, especially one who transports documents, packages, or secret items.

Question 2

nautical

Answer 2

relating to ships, sailors, or navigation on the sea

Question 3

demise

Answer 3

the end or failure of an enterprise or institution; death

Question 4

sanctuary

Answer 4

a place of refuge or safety

Question 5

clandestine

Answer 5

kept secret or done secretivey, especially because illegal or unauthorized

Question 6

insidious

Answer 6

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Question 7

espionage

Answer 7

the practice of spying or using spies, especially by governments.

Question 8

apocalyptic

Answer 8

describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world; relating to an apocalypse

Question 9

onus

Answer 9

something that is one’s duty or responsibility

Question 10

hubris

Answer 10

excessive pride or self-confidence

Question 11

sentient

Answer 11

able to perceive or feel things; having consciousness

Question 12

disavow

Answer 12

to deny any responsibility or support for something; to disclaim knowledge or involvement

Question 13

hone

Answer 13

to sharpen; to improve or perfect something over time

Question 14

enigmatic

Answer 14

mysterious, puzzling, hard to understand

Question 15

defiantly

Answer 15

in a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience.

Question 16

psychometric

Answer 16

Relating to the measurement of mental faculties or psychological traits; here, a test that reveals personality/mental traits.

Question 17

schism

Answer 17

A split or division between strongly opposed parties, caused by differences in opinion or beliefs.

Question 18

adversary

Answer 18

One’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

Question 19

torpedo

Answer 19

A cigar-shaped underwater missile used to sink vessels; used here militarily.

Question 20

obfuscates

Answer 20

Makes something unclear or difficult to understand; to obscure.

Question 21

encoding

Answer 21

How information is converted into a form suitable for transmission or storage; here, data disguised or formatted by the AI.

Question 21

deterministic

Answer 21

Governed by causes; implying everything is predetermined, no randomness or free will.

Question 22

stateless

Answer 22

without a state; not belonging to any particular country

Question 23

beguile

Answer 23

to charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

Question 24

ontological

Answer 24

relating to the nature of being or existence it self

Question 25

apotheosis

Answer 25

the elevation of something to divine status; the perfect or highest example of something

Question 26

subversion

Answer 26

the act of undermining or overturning authority, systems, or established beliefs

Question 27

paradigmatic

Answer 27

Serving as a model or example of a larger pattern or system.

Question 28

Deterritorialized

Answer 28

Removed from its original context or place; often used in philosophy and cultural theory.

Question 28

metanarrative

Answer 28

An overarching story or framework that gives meaning to smaller stories; often questioned in postmodern philosophy.