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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. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
jabber
furtive
debris
jut
2. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
gusto
multitude
versatile
jostle
3. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
disdain
impending
quell
specimen
4. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
waver
stamina
adversary
engross
5. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
uncanny
conspicuous
foresight
zeal
6. Watchful - careful
furtive
ominous
vigilant
misgivings
7. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
sabotage
ember
jut
contortion
8. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
malleable
destination
foresight
furtive
9. Gather or bring together -
banish
diminish
narrate
muster
10. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
jabber
potential
uncanny
weather
11. Slightly salty
barricade
exasperation
brackish
headway
12. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
specimen
imperious
sociable
recluse
13. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
luminous
emerge
malleable
disdain
14. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
apprehensive
vigilant
grueling
exasperation
15. Indicating opposition or resistance
counter
havoc
narrate
fragrance
16. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
aptitude
waver
ember
swagger
17. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
dismal
swagger
aplomb
exasperation
18. To become less active or violent
subside
precipice
ominous
habitation
19. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
exasperation
foresight
habitation
illuminate
20. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
restitution
vulnerable
kindle
attentive
21. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
conspicuous
uncanny
scurry
illuminate
22. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
obscure
luminous
recluse
banish
23. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
obscure
sociable
ignite
replenish
24. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
swagger
disdain
scarcity
meander
25. To tell a story or describe a series of events
jargon
narrate
dismal
outlandish
26. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
exhilerate
jostle
recluse
scarcity
27. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
malleable
circumference
somber
grueling
28. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
specimen
circumference
diminish
momentum
29. To mislead or deceive; to fake
meticulous
bluff
zeal
narrate
30. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
brackish
jargon
unsightly
furtive
31. Act or move at high speed
dismal
hasten
pristine
sociable
32. An enemy - opponent
illuminate
scurry
persistent
adversary
33. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
pristine
persistent
debris
diminish
34. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
potential
muster
jut
circumference
35. Unconventional; strange
egregious
outlandish
obscure
hasten
36. Make lighter or brighter
persistent
headway
illuminate
scarcity
37. Allowing light to shine through
destination
translucent
banish
swarm
38. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
swarm
replenish
foresight
deft
39. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
serenity
debris
narrate
knoll
40. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
monotonous
misgivings
deft
kindle
41. Having varied uses or functions
repugnant
versatile
attentive
precipice
42. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
sabotage
hasten
jabber
emerge
43. Brief and to the point; concise
pertinent
terse
subside
barricade
44. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
brandish
jut
meticulous
barricade
45. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
headway
engross
meander
uncanny
46. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
swarm
waft
weather
waver
47. The force or speed with which something moves
aptitude
momentum
outlandish
concoction
48. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
kindle
scurry
falter
exasperation
49. Quick and skillful in movement
waver
obscure
deft
knoll
50. Progress toward a destination or a goal
vulnerable
serenity
foresight
headway