Fuma Ichihara Round 2

Question 1

Embassy

Answer 1

The official residence or offices of an ambassador.

Question 2

Yoruba

Answer 2

A member of an African people of southwestern Nigeria and Benin.

Question 3

Igbo

Answer 3

A member of a people of southeastern Nigeria.

Question 4

Rickety

Answer 4

Poorly made and likely to collapse.

Question 5

Flamboyant

Answer 5

Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.

Question 6

Nondescript

Answer 6

Lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics.

Question 7

Messiah

Answer 7

A leader or savior of a particular group or cause.

Question 8

Rangy

Answer 8

Tall and slim with long, slender limbs.

Question 9

Grimy

Answer 9

Covered with or characterized by dirt.

Question 10

Jaundice

Answer 10

A medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin and typically caused by obstruction of the bile duct, by liver disease, or by excessive breakdown of red blood cells.

Question 11

Pugilist

Answer 11

a boxer, especially a professional one.

Question 12

Colonization

Answer 12

The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

Question 13

Slanted

Answer 13

sloping or leaning in a particular direction.

Question 14

Brittle

Answer 14

hard but liable to break easily.

Question 15

Quiver

Answer 15

tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.

Question 16

Glint

Answer 16

give out or reflect small flashes of light.

Question 17

Cadence

Answer 17

a modulation or inflection of the voice.

Question 18

Sulky

Answer 18

morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful.

Question 19

Crudities

Answer 19

the quality of being rudimentary or makeshift; primitiveness.

Question 20

Pliable

Answer 20

easily bent; flexible.

Question 21

Cram

Answer 21

completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.

Question 22

Deferred

Answer 22

put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

Question 23

Parastatal

Answer 23

Having some political authority and serving the state indirectly, especially in some African countries.

Question 24

Preemie

Answer 24

A baby born prematurely.

Question 25

Expiation

Answer 25

The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.

Question 26

Maudlin

Answer 26

Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often because of drunkenness.

Question 27

Flogging

Answer 27

A punishment in which the victim is hit repeatedly with a whip or stick.

Question 28

Bespeckled

Answer 28

Marked or covered with a large number of small spots or patches of color.

Question 29

Pleading

Answer 29

The action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone.

Question 30

Denunciation

Answer 30

Public condemnation of someone or something.