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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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1. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
recuperate
emerge
potential
muster
2. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
uncanny
dispel
concoction
pertinent
3. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
momentum
obscure
aptitude
materialize
4. An enemy - opponent
aplomb
adversary
exasperation
counter
5. About to happen
jut
jostle
impending
barricade
6. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
swagger
pertinent
outlandish
persistent
7. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
zeal
destination
jostle
tactic
8. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
engross
defiance
waft
luminous
9. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
unsightly
luminous
serenity
illuminate
10. Watchful - careful
somber
vigilant
grueling
meander
11. To mislead or deceive; to fake
concoction
recluse
barricade
bluff
12. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
disdain
gusto
imperious
foresight
13. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
fragrance
falter
waft
conspicuous
14. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
somber
adversary
destination
vulnerable
15. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
stamina
impending
sociable
scarcity
16. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
bluff
conspicuous
engross
quell
17. Become known or apparent
furtive
meticulous
emerge
specimen
18. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
waft
jabber
momentum
hasten
19. A small rounded hill
falter
debris
knoll
dispel
20. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
bluff
fragrance
exhilerate
engross
21. The force or speed with which something moves
ominous
exhilerate
momentum
gusto
22. Make lighter or brighter
apprehensive
meander
imperious
illuminate
23. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
jut
meander
momentum
contortion
24. A large indefinite number
multitude
hasten
repugnant
ominous
25. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
debris
waver
headway
falter
26. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
impending
fragrance
repugnant
defiance
27. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
repugnant
imperious
specimen
monotonous
28. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
unsightly
counter
replenish
illuminate
29. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
ominous
brandish
circumference
grueling
30. Indicating opposition or resistance
counter
cunning
recluse
illuminate
31. To cause to separate and go in different directions
waver
grueling
dispel
zeal
32. Quick and skillful in movement
potential
narrate
recluse
deft
33. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
headway
impending
waver
weather
34. Brief and to the point; concise
illuminate
terse
sabotage
exasperation
35. Cause to start burning
sabotage
vulnerable
ignite
impending
36. Having varied uses or functions
disdain
versatile
somber
fragrance
37. 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
disdain
restitution
adversary
potential
38. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
swagger
aplomb
exhilerate
terse
39. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
vigilant
ominous
vulnerable
potential
40. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
outlandish
imperious
habitation
recuperate
41. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
vigilant
disdain
aptitude
egregious
42. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
deft
waft
conspicuous
ominous
43. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
banish
habitation
attentive
kindle
44. The act of making a noisy disturbance
momentum
commotion
jabber
replenish
45. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
quell
jabber
replenish
debris
46. Very serious or sad
apprehensive
malleable
somber
furtive
47. Gather or bring together -
meander
ember
muster
specimen
48. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
exasperation
multitude
falter
stamina
49. To become less active or violent
hasten
ignite
zeal
subside
50. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
weather
recluse
jabber
knoll