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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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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. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
scarcity
replenish
jabber
repugnant
2. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
jut
apprehensive
malleable
barricade
3. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
concoction
jabber
foresight
adversary
4. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
swarm
foresight
concoction
translucent
5. To mislead or deceive; to fake
bluff
translucent
pertinent
unsightly
6. To stick out - to project
jut
havoc
furtive
fragrance
7. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
hasten
circumference
serenity
imperious
8. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
deft
meticulous
brandish
vulnerable
9. The act of making a noisy disturbance
waver
commotion
counter
dispel
10. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
luminous
dismal
disdain
knoll
11. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
vulnerable
scarcity
exhilerate
destination
12. A large indefinite number
multitude
engross
deft
dismal
13. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
potential
monotonous
materialize
emerge
14. Quick and skillful in movement
falter
jut
obscure
deft
15. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
recuperate
havoc
barricade
conspicuous
16. Watchful - careful
vigilant
gusto
banish
knoll
17. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
pertinent
obscure
habitation
misgivings
18. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
replenish
luminous
scarcity
subside
19. Allowing light to shine through
translucent
momentum
emerge
barricade
20. Gather or bring together -
exhilerate
circumference
headway
muster
21. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
sociable
terse
translucent
recluse
22. Extremely careful; particular about details
gusto
meticulous
malleable
headway
23. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
gusto
monotonous
knoll
kindle
24. Cause to start burning
ignite
serenity
quell
vigilant
25. To return to normal health or strength; recover
recuperate
somber
recluse
quell
26. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
momentum
zeal
misgivings
kindle
27. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
exasperation
grueling
sociable
kindle
28. Make lighter or brighter
luminous
illuminate
scarcity
waver
29. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
specimen
cunning
illuminate
grueling
30. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
exhilerate
counter
adversary
attentive
31. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
fragrance
hasten
exasperation
terse
32. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
repugnant
diminish
misgivings
exhilerate
33. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
jargon
defiance
dismal
brackish
34. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
quell
contortion
disdain
bluff
35. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
misgivings
ignite
stamina
jostle
36. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
tactic
deft
meticulous
scarcity
37. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
vulnerable
concoction
eavesdrop
banish
38. Cleverness; slyness
cunning
jargon
eavesdrop
uncanny
39. An enemy - opponent
adversary
disdain
scarcity
recuperate
40. To cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel
swagger
barricade
weather
41. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
scurry
malleable
ember
misgivings
42. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
disdain
multitude
pristine
translucent
43. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
counter
imperious
furtive
ignite
44. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
disdain
misgivings
diminish
persistent
45. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
uncanny
impending
terse
commotion
46. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
circumference
outlandish
eavesdrop
deft
47. The force or speed with which something moves
scurry
momentum
illuminate
cunning
48. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
debris
apprehensive
exhilerate
fragrance
49. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
meticulous
contortion
vulnerable
knoll
50. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
stamina
subside
furtive
quell