Day 7 Vocab (70/100) Words

Question 1

modification

Answer 1

Change

I always revise my essays because I find that modifications are usually necessary to make my ideas clear.

Question 2

naïve

Answer 2

Innocent;

likely to believe anything I used to think it was easy to get into a top-10 school, but I was a little naïve.

Question 3

neglect

Answer 3

Fail to care for

I’ve never been able to keep a plant alive, mostly because I tend to neglect them.

Question 4

null

Answer 4

Invalid;

related to zero We spent years researching the problem only to find that our hypothesis was null.

Question 5

obsolete

Answer 5

No longer useful

My dad thought I could use his old word processor without realizing that the technology was totally obsolete.

Question 6

omnipotence

Answer 6

Having unlimited power

David acted like his position as editor gave him omnipotence and was always a little mean to his “subordinates.”

Question 7

opaque

Answer 7

Not transparent

I really prefer my tights to be opaque, because I hate how shiny the transparent ones can be.

Question 8

oppress

Answer 8

To keep in a state of hardship

While we thought our allowances were low, it wasn’t as though we were being oppressed.

Question 9

ornate

Answer 9

Highly decorated

My sister loves having a really ornate holiday season, but I think it’s better to be more subdued.

Question 10

pantheon

Answer 10

The group of gods of a people

I didn’t know about the Greek pantheon until I read about legends containing Zeus.