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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. Progress toward a destination or a goal
misgivings
conspicuous
headway
scarcity
2. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jostle
dispel
pertinent
adversary
3. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
malleable
kindle
defiance
stamina
4. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
jargon
ember
meticulous
counter
5. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
engross
potential
grueling
kindle
6. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
replenish
apprehensive
recluse
precipice
7. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
bluff
aplomb
defiance
emerge
8. To mislead or deceive; to fake
unsightly
luminous
destination
bluff
9. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
malleable
waft
materialize
jargon
10. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
misgivings
uncanny
dispel
bluff
11. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
versatile
ominous
apprehensive
meticulous
12. An enemy - opponent
zeal
brackish
adversary
ember
13. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
debris
brandish
momentum
luminous
14. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
meticulous
weather
impending
eavesdrop
15. Related to the matter at hand
falter
multitude
restitution
pertinent
16. Brief and to the point; concise
terse
sabotage
habitation
dismal
17. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
aptitude
somber
outlandish
cunning
18. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
banish
waft
repugnant
grueling
19. Having varied uses or functions
waver
brandish
versatile
furtive
20. About to happen
impending
versatile
pristine
muster
21. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
falter
quell
ember
vulnerable
22. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
serenity
emerge
habitation
brackish
23. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
gusto
persistent
engross
vulnerable
24. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
luminous
swarm
waver
grueling
25. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
exhilerate
egregious
pertinent
aplomb
26. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
jargon
gusto
contortion
scurry
27. Act or move at high speed
disdain
hasten
unsightly
ominous
28. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
engross
unsightly
persistent
egregious
29. Extremely careful; particular about details
waver
meticulous
aplomb
replenish
30. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
disdain
foresight
egregious
replenish
31. Become known or apparent
meticulous
emerge
unsightly
meander
32. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
dispel
contortion
barricade
diminish
33. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
persistent
ominous
vulnerable
malleable
34. To return to normal health or strength; recover
recuperate
jargon
bluff
apprehensive
35. Unconventional; strange
outlandish
waft
cunning
vigilant
36. Watchful - careful
persistent
vigilant
disdain
weather
37. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
knoll
grueling
luminous
pertinent
38. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
potential
precipice
eavesdrop
barricade
39. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
adversary
subside
hasten
recluse
40. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
obscure
imperious
habitation
swagger
41. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
diminish
disdain
habitation
sociable
42. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
waver
unsightly
persistent
brandish
43. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
vulnerable
persistent
pristine
dispel
44. Make lighter or brighter
vigilant
brackish
illuminate
exasperation
45. The act of making a noisy disturbance
restitution
hasten
commotion
foresight
46. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
jabber
eavesdrop
subside
kindle
47. To cause to separate and go in different directions
knoll
bluff
dispel
fragrance
48. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
waver
zeal
vulnerable
jargon
49. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
egregious
sociable
vulnerable
obscure
50. To become less active or violent
uncanny
subside
sabotage
barricade