Yoshino Gomi Round 2

Question 1

shirk

Answer 1

avoid or neglect

Question 2

shirk

Answer 2

evade, dodge, avoid

Question 3

pretense

Answer 3

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.

Question 4

pretense

Answer 4

make-believe, acting, fake

Question 5

conspiracy

Answer 5

a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

Question 6

conspiracy

Answer 6

intrigue, stratagem, deception

Question 7

superfluous

Answer 7

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Question 8

superfluous

Answer 8

surplus, excess, redundant

Question 9

relapse

Answer 9

The return of a disease or the signs and symptoms of a disease after a period of improvement

Question 10

relapse

Answer 10

worsen, deteriorate

Question 11

jargon

Answer 11

special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.

Question 12

jargon

Answer 12

slang, argot, cant, secret language

Question 13

catechism

Answer 13

a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for religious instruction.

Question 14

catechism

Answer 14

“the preventive health catechism ‘more exercise, less tobacco and alcohol, and better diet’”

Question 15

formidable

Answer 15

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Question 16

formidable

Answer 16

intimidating, frightening, forbidding

Question 17

hierarchy/hierarchical

Answer 17

a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.

Question 18

hierarchy/hierarchical

Answer 18

ranking, social scale/status

Question 19

surplus

Answer 19

an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply.

Question 20

surplus

Answer 20

excess, overabundance, oversupply

Question 21

indifferent

Answer 21

a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something

Question 22

indifferent

Answer 22

dispassionate, impassive, emotionless

Question 23

mutable

Answer 23

liable to change

Question 24

mutable

Answer 24

changeable, variable, inconsistent

Question 25

labyrinth

Answer 25

a place full of passageways and blind alleys so arranged as to make it difficult to find one's way around, a maze

Question 26

labyrinth

Answer 26

maze, complex, web

Question 27

eccentric

Answer 27

unconventional and slightly strange

Question 28

eccentric

Answer 28

strange, abnormal, unconventional

Question 29

ostensibly

Answer 29

as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.

Question 30

ostensibly

Answer 30

apparently, seemingly, outwardly