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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. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
grueling
sabotage
aplomb
eavesdrop
2. Very serious or sad
commotion
potential
exhilerate
somber
3. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
meander
barricade
contortion
concoction
4. Quick and skillful in movement
grueling
deft
imperious
dispel
5. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
tactic
exasperation
malleable
debris
6. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
terse
meticulous
potential
gusto
7. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
uncanny
dispel
waft
brandish
8. A large indefinite number
grueling
ominous
misgivings
multitude
9. Become known or apparent
ignite
emerge
serenity
imperious
10. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
jostle
falter
defiance
waft
11. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
luminous
conspicuous
habitation
disdain
12. Gather or bring together -
stamina
momentum
muster
ominous
13. To stick out - to project
brandish
terse
jut
brackish
14. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
scarcity
muster
engross
havoc
15. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
ignite
knoll
misgivings
replenish
16. Causing gloom or depression
misgivings
disdain
somber
dismal
17. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
barricade
potential
swarm
zeal
18. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
sociable
recluse
recuperate
dismal
19. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
meander
debris
precipice
egregious
20. The force or speed with which something moves
dispel
momentum
waver
scurry
21. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
commotion
imperious
grueling
defiance
22. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
impending
tactic
conspicuous
diminish
23. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
jargon
vulnerable
meander
kindle
24. Watchful - careful
vigilant
zeal
foresight
brackish
25. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
momentum
aptitude
furtive
jut
26. Cleverness; slyness
persistent
zeal
cunning
sociable
27. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
disdain
quell
destination
diminish
28. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
impending
waver
meander
circumference
29. To tell a story or describe a series of events
restitution
apprehensive
narrate
grueling
30. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
versatile
meticulous
engross
specimen
31. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
obscure
banish
waft
circumference
32. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
weather
exhilerate
ignite
kindle
33. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
emerge
persistent
narrate
falter
34. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
brackish
circumference
gusto
weather
35. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
sociable
gusto
exhilerate
adversary
36. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
waft
headway
banish
quell
37. Act or move at high speed
hasten
concoction
havoc
meander
38. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
pertinent
multitude
concoction
grueling
39. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
dismal
vulnerable
specimen
fragrance
40. To make smaller or less
diminish
commotion
swarm
kindle
41. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
dispel
ember
emerge
precipice
42. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
persistent
pertinent
aptitude
meticulous
43. To cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel
translucent
vulnerable
luminous
44. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
narrate
precipice
repugnant
ember
45. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
malleable
tactic
apprehensive
specimen
46. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
luminous
materialize
meticulous
pertinent
47. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
egregious
pertinent
counter
deft
48. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
luminous
furtive
disdain
hasten
49. Slightly salty
brackish
cunning
egregious
diminish
50. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
imperious
scarcity
somber
exasperation