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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 jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
scurry
jostle
weather
materialize
2. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
attentive
jostle
misgivings
terse
3. To become less active or violent
somber
narrate
scarcity
subside
4. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
destination
luminous
specimen
restitution
5. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
muster
havoc
circumference
debris
6. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
attentive
sabotage
replenish
counter
7. Gather or bring together -
luminous
dismal
muster
zeal
8. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
cunning
furtive
defiance
narrate
9. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
monotonous
weather
waver
tactic
10. Extremely careful; particular about details
meticulous
circumference
ember
grueling
11. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
scarcity
sociable
attentive
stamina
12. To make smaller or less
jabber
diminish
vulnerable
apprehensive
13. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
precipice
weather
swagger
apprehensive
14. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
hasten
meticulous
impending
scurry
15. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
vigilant
brandish
hasten
aplomb
16. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
scurry
concoction
outlandish
sabotage
17. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
engross
jostle
uncanny
potential
18. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
apprehensive
commotion
stamina
uncanny
19. Progress toward a destination or a goal
diminish
exhilerate
imperious
headway
20. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
imperious
gusto
meticulous
hasten
21. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
zeal
exasperation
engross
jargon
22. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
jostle
illuminate
headway
habitation
23. Related to the matter at hand
meticulous
terse
pertinent
diminish
24. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
malleable
ominous
potential
ember
25. A large indefinite number
subside
outlandish
destination
multitude
26. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
fragrance
defiance
counter
falter
27. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
pristine
ember
disdain
quell
28. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
imperious
quell
debris
momentum
29. Act or move at high speed
habitation
hasten
misgivings
malleable
30. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
diminish
sociable
headway
egregious
31. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
debris
aptitude
brandish
commotion
32. 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
attentive
eavesdrop
muster
jargon
33. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
debris
malleable
exasperation
scarcity
34. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
aptitude
deft
swagger
exasperation
35. To cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel
uncanny
attentive
foresight
36. Very serious or sad
aplomb
luminous
brackish
somber
37. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
brackish
luminous
unsightly
furtive
38. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
uncanny
destination
vigilant
adversary
39. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
materialize
hasten
versatile
monotonous
40. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
foresight
subside
pertinent
serenity
41. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
concoction
furtive
misgivings
barricade
42. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
swagger
specimen
diminish
deft
43. Make lighter or brighter
dispel
quell
illuminate
brandish
44. Causing gloom or depression
dismal
quell
adversary
scurry
45. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
dismal
meticulous
barricade
materialize
46. Watchful - careful
cunning
vigilant
tactic
pristine
47. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
restitution
fragrance
luminous
muster
48. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
outlandish
commotion
tactic
narrate
49. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
concoction
counter
recluse
multitude
50. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
obscure
quell
falter
bluff