Day 9 Vocab (90/100) Words

Question 1

restorative

Answer 1

possessing characteristics that allow it to return health or well-being

I felt so much better after the restorative massage.

Question 2

reticent

Answer 2

not saying much

My cousin can be reticent sometimes, but I know his mind is going a mile a minute

Question 3

revere

Answer 3

respect deeply

I wouldn’t say I revere my teacher, but I do like her a lot.

Question 4

sampling

Answer 4

a representative group

It turned out that the three people we’d used weren’t a representative sampling of the whole group.

Question 5

scope

Answer 5

the extent to which something is relevant

The comments on my essay were all good except for one which called the evidence “out of scope.”

Question 6

secession

Answer 6

formally withdrawing from membership

The South’s secession from the United States in the 19th century was unprecedented.

Question 7

selfless

Answer 7

unselfish

My sister is entirely selfless and always helps me with anything I ask for.

Question 8

simulate

Answer 8

imitate

The program was meant to simulate what it was like to be in space, but I didn’t feel like I was there at all.

Question 9

soporific

Answer 9

causing sleep

The arcane book was so boring that I found it soporific.

Question 10

spawn

Answer 10

produce, often in terms of offspring

Her idea, while later disproven, spawned many more hypotheses that changed the face of science.