Ryohei tada Oppenheimer Round 3

Question 1

Quantum

Answer 1

Relating to the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic level.

Question 2

Fission

Answer 2

The splitting of an atomic nucleus into two or more smaller nuclei, releasing a large amount of energy.

Question 3

Fusion

Answer 3

The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity; in physics, the combining of light atomic nuclei to form heavier ones, releasing energy.

Question 4

Manhattan Project

Answer 4

The top-secret research and development undertaking by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.

Question 5

Trinity

Answer 5

The codename for the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico.

Question 6

Efficacy

Answer 6

The ability to produce a desired or intended result.

Question 7

Proliferation

Answer 7

A rapid increase in numbers; in this context, the spread of nuclear weapons.

Question 8

Deterrent

Answer 8

A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

Question 9

Espionage

Answer 9

The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.

Question 10

Subversive

Answer 10

Seeking or intended to undermine an established system or institution.

Question 11

Impeccable

Answer 11

In accordance with the highest standards of propriety; faultless.

Question 12

Denunciation

Answer 12

Public condemnation of someone or something.

Question 13

Vindication

Answer 13

The action of clearing someone of blame or suspicion.

Question 14

Censure

Answer 14

Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

Question 15

Perjury

Answer 15

The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court of law after taking an oath or affirmation.

Question 16

Indictment

Answer 16

A formal accusation by a grand jury that there is enough evidence for a criminal trial.

Question 17

Cabal

Answer 17

A secret political clique or faction.

Question 18

Machinations

Answer 18

A plot or scheme.

Question 19

Ambivalent

Answer 19

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Question 20

Cognizant

Answer 20

Having knowledge or being aware of.

Question 21

Concomitant

Answer 21

Naturally accompanying or associated.

Question 22

Exacerbate

Answer 22

Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Question 23

Mitigate

Answer 23

Make less severe, serious, or painful.

Question 24

Paradigm

Answer 24

A typical example or pattern of something; a model.

Question 25

Quagmire

Answer 25

An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation.

Question 26

Rhetoric

Answer 26

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

Question 27

Sanction

Answer 27

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule; official permission or approval for an action.

Question 28

Stratagem

Answer 28

A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.

Question 29

Verisimilitude

Answer 29

The appearance of being true or real.

Question 30

Zeitgeist

Answer 30

The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.