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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. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
scarcity
illuminate
havoc
swarm
2. 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
restitution
disdain
exasperation
falter
3. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
subside
imperious
restitution
destination
4. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
exasperation
counter
emerge
jargon
5. Causing gloom or depression
somber
dismal
luminous
jabber
6. Extremely careful; particular about details
waft
brackish
meticulous
hasten
7. Easy to notice; obvious
havoc
brandish
meander
conspicuous
8. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
apprehensive
ember
egregious
jargon
9. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
somber
materialize
obscure
brackish
10. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
deft
exhilerate
ominous
gusto
11. An enemy - opponent
scurry
dismal
adversary
obscure
12. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
stamina
swagger
fragrance
swarm
13. A small rounded hill
scurry
swagger
knoll
barricade
14. About to happen
impending
banish
ember
apprehensive
15. Slightly salty
kindle
pristine
brackish
hasten
16. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
counter
banish
meander
swarm
17. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
havoc
malleable
bluff
vulnerable
18. Act or move at high speed
dismal
hasten
somber
translucent
19. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
hasten
aplomb
quell
furtive
20. To stick out - to project
emerge
replenish
sabotage
jut
21. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
debris
circumference
vulnerable
scurry
22. Related to the matter at hand
barricade
recluse
pertinent
habitation
23. Progress toward a destination or a goal
monotonous
headway
multitude
illuminate
24. To tell a story or describe a series of events
adversary
ignite
habitation
narrate
25. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
sabotage
engross
malleable
muster
26. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
concoction
eavesdrop
waft
muster
27. Become known or apparent
emerge
deft
hasten
banish
28. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
kindle
dispel
grueling
gusto
29. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
ominous
materialize
vulnerable
malleable
30. Brief and to the point; concise
gusto
cunning
tactic
terse
31. To cause to separate and go in different directions
jut
multitude
dispel
havoc
32. 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
destination
furtive
materialize
attentive
33. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
unsightly
potential
dispel
cunning
34. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
serenity
emerge
misgivings
aptitude
35. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
restitution
barricade
ember
recuperate
36. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
contortion
ember
knoll
restitution
37. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
deft
meticulous
subside
luminous
38. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
waft
ignite
concoction
meticulous
39. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
weather
foresight
tactic
ignite
40. Allowing light to shine through
translucent
disdain
barricade
jargon
41. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
adversary
malleable
sociable
destination
42. Indicating opposition or resistance
swagger
counter
stamina
versatile
43. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
somber
defiance
imperious
havoc
44. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
deft
pristine
swagger
kindle
45. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
circumference
exhilerate
engross
destination
46. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
falter
quell
waft
fragrance
47. To make smaller or less
engross
subside
diminish
barricade
48. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
materialize
pristine
grueling
stamina
49. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
restitution
zeal
waft
egregious
50. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
destination
brackish
grueling
monotonous