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100 Words For Every Middleschooler
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
uncanny
zeal
specimen
luminous
2. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
adversary
specimen
muster
defiance
3. A small rounded hill
exasperation
quell
egregious
knoll
4. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
contortion
misgivings
zeal
serenity
5. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
attentive
potential
diminish
obscure
6. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
ignite
narrate
zeal
hasten
7. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
unsightly
kindle
repugnant
materialize
8. The act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
restitution
swarm
aptitude
vigilant
9. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
egregious
diminish
sociable
tactic
10. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
kindle
sociable
egregious
contortion
11. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
misgivings
subside
imperious
grueling
12. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
outlandish
foresight
jostle
fragrance
13. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
barricade
repugnant
obscure
recluse
14. Gather or bring together -
banish
apprehensive
muster
ember
15. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
versatile
repugnant
dismal
destination
16. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
habitation
subside
recluse
jargon
17. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
waft
commotion
uncanny
emerge
18. Easy to notice; obvious
gusto
ignite
conspicuous
obscure
19. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
commotion
debris
ominous
replenish
20. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
vigilant
aptitude
ominous
grueling
21. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
aptitude
vulnerable
potential
dismal
22. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
potential
eavesdrop
outlandish
gusto
23. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
swagger
tactic
replenish
vigilant
24. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
eavesdrop
cunning
disdain
precipice
25. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
momentum
ember
hasten
weather
26. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
bluff
recluse
furtive
habitation
27. Watchful - careful
knoll
brandish
exhilerate
vigilant
28. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
specimen
gusto
egregious
diminish
29. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
brackish
debris
imperious
barricade
30. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
pristine
specimen
disdain
scarcity
31. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
jargon
monotonous
gusto
aptitude
32. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
recuperate
destination
fragrance
jostle
33. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
materialize
fragrance
swarm
waver
34. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
pertinent
sociable
stamina
grueling
35. Related to the matter at hand
restitution
waft
impending
pertinent
36. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
sabotage
vulnerable
weather
eavesdrop
37. Allowing light to shine through
swagger
repugnant
jut
translucent
38. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
grueling
meander
meticulous
specimen
39. Quick and skillful in movement
pristine
counter
dispel
deft
40. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
serenity
banish
aplomb
multitude
41. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
sociable
jargon
bluff
monotonous
42. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
impending
furtive
muster
eavesdrop
43. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
knoll
conspicuous
luminous
uncanny
44. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
apprehensive
pertinent
replenish
scurry
45. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
defiance
grueling
repugnant
malleable
46. Progress toward a destination or a goal
materialize
headway
fragrance
precipice
47. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
scarcity
subside
kindle
ember
48. To make smaller or less
outlandish
diminish
ember
stamina
49. To mislead or deceive; to fake
bluff
emerge
fragrance
havoc
50. The force or speed with which something moves
momentum
pertinent
uncanny
scurry