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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. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
serenity
contortion
meticulous
exasperation
2. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
grueling
pristine
kindle
ember
3. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
habitation
subside
circumference
foresight
4. Quick and skillful in movement
barricade
ominous
deft
cunning
5. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
subside
translucent
gusto
exhilerate
6. Having varied uses or functions
emerge
grueling
attentive
versatile
7. Causing gloom or depression
vigilant
repugnant
dismal
exhilerate
8. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
brandish
dismal
scurry
banish
9. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
tactic
malleable
circumference
dismal
10. To cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel
meander
fragrance
counter
11. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
furtive
brackish
stamina
egregious
12. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
sociable
emerge
apprehensive
swarm
13. An enemy - opponent
brackish
commotion
adversary
kindle
14. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
stamina
havoc
precipice
potential
15. Allowing light to shine through
falter
eavesdrop
furtive
translucent
16. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
brandish
aplomb
meander
ember
17. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
zeal
circumference
destination
unsightly
18. The act of making a noisy disturbance
banish
swarm
commotion
counter
19. Become known or apparent
jostle
zeal
emerge
unsightly
20. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
ominous
apprehensive
hasten
habitation
21. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
malleable
scurry
monotonous
grueling
22. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
waver
ember
barricade
momentum
23. To make smaller or less
weather
pristine
repugnant
diminish
24. To tell a story or describe a series of events
narrate
deft
imperious
jostle
25. About to happen
monotonous
vigilant
misgivings
impending
26. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
dismal
eavesdrop
brandish
conspicuous
27. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
grueling
ominous
replenish
diminish
28. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
defiance
aptitude
brackish
attentive
29. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
uncanny
foresight
precipice
contortion
30. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
banish
falter
ember
grueling
31. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
momentum
meticulous
egregious
unsightly
32. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
commotion
apprehensive
aplomb
emerge
33. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
scurry
persistent
stamina
contortion
34. Make lighter or brighter
illuminate
waft
apprehensive
bluff
35. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
imperious
narrate
stamina
weather
36. Progress toward a destination or a goal
headway
replenish
circumference
sociable
37. Watchful - careful
pertinent
gusto
vigilant
serenity
38. Brief and to the point; concise
adversary
dispel
restitution
terse
39. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
scurry
impending
jargon
disdain
40. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
weather
materialize
illuminate
obscure
41. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
pertinent
sociable
banish
tactic
42. Very serious or sad
tactic
somber
engross
muster
43. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
dispel
barricade
pristine
exasperation
44. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
recluse
brackish
swagger
persistent
45. Extremely careful; particular about details
circumference
brandish
meticulous
conspicuous
46. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
translucent
scurry
misgivings
habitation
47. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
vulnerable
havoc
foresight
recuperate
48. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
grueling
recluse
dismal
meander
49. 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
stamina
attentive
furtive
engross
50. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
sabotage
luminous
scurry
vigilant