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100 Words For Every Middleschooler
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english
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vocabulary
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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. 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
zeal
narrate
scarcity
restitution
2. Unconventional; strange
meticulous
uncanny
repugnant
outlandish
3. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
luminous
exhilerate
jargon
somber
4. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
materialize
gusto
apprehensive
foresight
5. To cause to separate and go in different directions
dismal
dispel
pristine
persistent
6. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
waft
persistent
debris
gusto
7. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
misgivings
monotonous
malleable
translucent
8. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
jostle
specimen
eavesdrop
versatile
9. Alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration
defiance
apprehensive
attentive
subside
10. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
vigilant
concoction
deft
banish
11. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
debris
egregious
counter
vulnerable
12. Easy to notice; obvious
jabber
conspicuous
misgivings
narrate
13. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
meander
restitution
furtive
malleable
14. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
cunning
exasperation
habitation
recluse
15. Cause to start burning
exasperation
ignite
terse
jut
16. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
scurry
unsightly
egregious
foresight
17. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
obscure
specimen
swagger
waft
18. Make lighter or brighter
contortion
aptitude
illuminate
recluse
19. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
habitation
cunning
egregious
potential
20. Allowing light to shine through
precipice
ember
repugnant
translucent
21. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
barricade
malleable
kindle
vulnerable
22. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
destination
dismal
ominous
versatile
23. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
monotonous
somber
swarm
habitation
24. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
havoc
uncanny
concoction
vulnerable
25. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
aplomb
egregious
serenity
potential
26. Very serious or sad
somber
conspicuous
pertinent
deft
27. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
serenity
counter
hasten
disdain
28. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
ominous
headway
translucent
circumference
29. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
tactic
vulnerable
scarcity
concoction
30. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
pristine
scurry
monotonous
emerge
31. To make smaller or less
jut
diminish
multitude
swagger
32. To tell a story or describe a series of events
restitution
narrate
luminous
hasten
33. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
headway
unsightly
scarcity
precipice
34. About to happen
quell
impending
monotonous
ignite
35. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
materialize
persistent
banish
diminish
36. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
imperious
luminous
sabotage
swagger
37. Related to the matter at hand
barricade
pertinent
ominous
knoll
38. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
zeal
recluse
destination
bluff
39. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
recluse
versatile
replenish
falter
40. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
potential
jut
exasperation
contortion
41. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
ember
quell
cunning
brackish
42. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
brackish
engross
weather
dispel
43. Slightly salty
bluff
subside
brackish
specimen
44. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
repugnant
multitude
banish
brandish
45. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
havoc
unsightly
persistent
deft
46. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
potential
materialize
headway
misgivings
47. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
contortion
falter
potential
sabotage
48. Act or move at high speed
malleable
brandish
hasten
pristine
49. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
tactic
swagger
momentum
brandish
50. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
swagger
disdain
misgivings
ignite