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100 Words For Every Middleschooler
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
misgivings
monotonous
outlandish
dispel
2. Become known or apparent
stamina
destination
ignite
emerge
3. Related to the matter at hand
luminous
muster
brackish
pertinent
4. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
recuperate
exasperation
meticulous
imperious
5. To tell a story or describe a series of events
headway
swarm
narrate
concoction
6. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
vulnerable
debris
somber
adversary
7. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
debris
outlandish
dismal
gusto
8. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
sociable
recluse
diminish
habitation
9. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
jargon
vigilant
destination
swagger
10. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
ignite
vulnerable
obscure
egregious
11. Watchful - careful
aplomb
vigilant
counter
concoction
12. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
ember
imperious
aplomb
zeal
13. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
conspicuous
jostle
narrate
bluff
14. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
scarcity
serenity
potential
malleable
15. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
jabber
engross
replenish
sociable
16. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
banish
meticulous
brandish
ember
17. Having varied uses or functions
contortion
versatile
disdain
translucent
18. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
attentive
persistent
sociable
restitution
19. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
zeal
outlandish
banish
meander
20. A large indefinite number
hasten
scarcity
recuperate
multitude
21. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
serenity
potential
disdain
recluse
22. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
quell
swarm
waver
gusto
23. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
misgivings
jostle
waft
banish
24. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
egregious
somber
muster
quell
25. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
jostle
persistent
scurry
meander
26. Causing gloom or depression
aplomb
meticulous
dismal
emerge
27. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
unsightly
scarcity
destination
foresight
28. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
defiance
cunning
dismal
engross
29. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
debris
stamina
malleable
illuminate
30. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
weather
habitation
disdain
ominous
31. 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
impending
attentive
scarcity
recluse
32. Indicating opposition or resistance
serenity
havoc
misgivings
counter
33. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
scarcity
specimen
vulnerable
translucent
34. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
jostle
eavesdrop
kindle
monotonous
35. About to happen
meticulous
habitation
tactic
impending
36. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
zeal
scarcity
translucent
grueling
37. To cause to separate and go in different directions
malleable
scurry
quell
dispel
38. Cause to start burning
sociable
fragrance
ignite
gusto
39. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
havoc
waver
uncanny
pertinent
40. To mislead or deceive; to fake
bluff
apprehensive
aptitude
aplomb
41. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
multitude
recuperate
concoction
sociable
42. Easy to notice; obvious
ember
waver
conspicuous
repugnant
43. Progress toward a destination or a goal
knoll
headway
sabotage
aplomb
44. An enemy - opponent
swarm
ignite
recuperate
adversary
45. A small rounded hill
knoll
terse
scarcity
falter
46. To stick out - to project
replenish
ember
meander
jut
47. To make smaller or less
emerge
diminish
eavesdrop
swagger
48. To return to normal health or strength; recover
furtive
recuperate
swarm
potential
49. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
gusto
sociable
aplomb
vigilant
50. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
swagger
diminish
impending
ember