Yuki Saito Round 2

Question 1

stifle

Answer 1

to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing

Question 2

sadist

Answer 2

a person who gets pleasure, sometimes sexual, by being cruel to or hurting another person.

Question 3

subdue

Answer 3

overcome, quieten, or bring under control

Question 4

gaunt

Answer 4

very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger

Question 5

pawned

Answer 5

deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent

Question 6

riffraff

Answer 6

people with a bad reputation or of a low social class

Question 7

lithe

Answer 7

young, healthy, attractive, and able to move and bend smoothly

Question 8

quivered

Answer 8

to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion

Question 9

insular

Answer 9

interested only in your own country or group

Question 10

amenable

Answer 10

willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion

Question 11

bulging

Answer 11

sticking out in a rounded shape

Question 12

slanted

Answer 12

sloping or leaning in a particular direction

Question 13

brittle

Answer 13

delicate and easily broken

Question 14

glint

Answer 14

to produce small, bright flashes of light reflected from a surface

Question 15

cadence

Answer 15

the regular rise and fall of the voice

Question 16

sulky

Answer 16

refusing to smile or be pleasant to people

Question 17

crudities

Answer 17

The quality or state of being crude

Question 18

pliable

Answer 18

easily bent without breaking or cracking

Question 19

cram

Answer 19

to force something into a small space, or to fill an area with people

Question 20

deferred

Answer 20

withheld for or until a stated time; a deferred payment

Question 21

imitation

Answer 21

made to look like something else

Question 22

vaguely

Answer 22

in a way that is not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

Question 23

riots

Answer 23

a violent public disorder

Question 24

egalitarianism

Answer 24

believing that all people are equally important and should have the same rights and opportunities in life

Question 25

colander

Answer 25

a bowl with small holes in it, used for washing food or for emptying food into when it has been cooked in water

Question 26

basmati

Answer 26

a type of South Asian rice with long grains

Question 27

billowing

Answer 27

to spread over a large area

Question 28

instinctively

Answer 28

in a way that is not thought about, planned, or developed by training

Question 29

mortuaries

Answer 29

a building, or a room in a hospital, etc. where dead bodies are kept before they are sent to be buried

Question 30

pediatrics

Answer 30

the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases