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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. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
concoction
exhilerate
precipice
ember
2. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
pertinent
dismal
restitution
disdain
3. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
defiance
headway
conspicuous
aptitude
4. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
dispel
translucent
knoll
sociable
5. 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
momentum
uncanny
restitution
habitation
6. Cause to start burning
headway
sociable
brandish
ignite
7. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
dispel
kindle
potential
ominous
8. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
gusto
barricade
quell
contortion
9. The act of making a noisy disturbance
scurry
weather
grueling
commotion
10. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
jabber
eavesdrop
jut
concoction
11. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
ominous
scarcity
dispel
malleable
12. Quick and skillful in movement
terse
falter
deft
circumference
13. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
specimen
exhilerate
hasten
malleable
14. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
swagger
aptitude
zeal
falter
15. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
destination
fragrance
quell
engross
16. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
tactic
attentive
vulnerable
illuminate
17. Cleverness; slyness
cunning
knoll
restitution
persistent
18. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
quell
ember
persistent
commotion
19. About to happen
attentive
repugnant
pristine
impending
20. Watchful - careful
jargon
engross
habitation
vigilant
21. Allowing light to shine through
specimen
weather
translucent
scarcity
22. To stick out - to project
destination
exasperation
jut
dispel
23. Brief and to the point; concise
recuperate
terse
sabotage
emerge
24. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
specimen
outlandish
eavesdrop
monotonous
25. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
pristine
falter
materialize
ember
26. To cause to separate and go in different directions
impending
meticulous
dispel
egregious
27. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
falter
momentum
scurry
zeal
28. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
debris
pristine
swarm
versatile
29. Slightly salty
brackish
banish
kindle
furtive
30. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
precipice
destination
waft
scurry
31. Progress toward a destination or a goal
stamina
impending
headway
repugnant
32. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
aplomb
defiance
monotonous
recluse
33. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
banish
terse
commotion
obscure
34. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
engross
grueling
uncanny
emerge
35. Causing gloom or depression
dismal
adversary
tactic
potential
36. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
foresight
grueling
jargon
imperious
37. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
multitude
meander
brandish
circumference
38. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
materialize
kindle
habitation
swagger
39. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
zeal
jut
contortion
egregious
40. To make smaller or less
luminous
diminish
materialize
eavesdrop
41. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
cunning
headway
multitude
replenish
42. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
muster
repugnant
waft
quell
43. Act or move at high speed
destination
hasten
obscure
ignite
44. Gather or bring together -
muster
egregious
banish
bluff
45. A large indefinite number
multitude
aptitude
versatile
foresight
46. Become known or apparent
weather
illuminate
emerge
kindle
47. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
debris
misgivings
cunning
meticulous
48. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
weather
quell
fragrance
engross
49. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
scarcity
ember
swarm
cunning
50. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
concoction
emerge
diminish
sabotage