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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. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
conspicuous
contortion
kindle
debris
2. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
counter
tactic
replenish
furtive
3. Unconventional; strange
outlandish
conspicuous
sociable
versatile
4. Causing gloom or depression
falter
dismal
specimen
destination
5. Very serious or sad
hasten
monotonous
waft
somber
6. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
apprehensive
habitation
monotonous
gusto
7. Having varied uses or functions
quell
jut
versatile
habitation
8. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
precipice
hasten
luminous
tactic
9. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
habitation
dismal
attentive
brackish
10. Indicating opposition or resistance
meticulous
dismal
counter
destination
11. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
knoll
engross
barricade
jargon
12. To stick out - to project
jostle
fragrance
jut
furtive
13. Watchful - careful
vigilant
conspicuous
outlandish
bluff
14. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
diminish
debris
muster
waver
15. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
knoll
precipice
foresight
barricade
16. Quick and skillful in movement
deft
unsightly
potential
luminous
17. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
restitution
versatile
commotion
stamina
18. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
debris
recluse
eavesdrop
grueling
19. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
hasten
exhilerate
scurry
vigilant
20. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
jargon
aplomb
pertinent
ignite
21. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
uncanny
exasperation
disdain
cunning
22. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
circumference
muster
serenity
repugnant
23. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
jostle
obscure
deft
attentive
24. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
quell
swagger
aplomb
grueling
25. Easy to notice; obvious
conspicuous
potential
terse
contortion
26. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
recluse
disdain
destination
fragrance
27. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
havoc
destination
adversary
subside
28. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
scarcity
potential
repugnant
vigilant
29. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
specimen
aptitude
waft
momentum
30. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
uncanny
emerge
replenish
vulnerable
31. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
persistent
malleable
swagger
waver
32. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
eavesdrop
pertinent
illuminate
attentive
33. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
weather
ember
jut
circumference
34. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
uncanny
egregious
scurry
dispel
35. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
deft
uncanny
apprehensive
tactic
36. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
ominous
outlandish
uncanny
barricade
37. To mislead or deceive; to fake
bluff
headway
persistent
impending
38. To make smaller or less
imperious
weather
dismal
diminish
39. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
waft
zeal
dispel
grueling
40. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
luminous
materialize
serenity
knoll
41. A small rounded hill
sabotage
knoll
illuminate
translucent
42. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
pertinent
knoll
disdain
unsightly
43. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
ember
sabotage
brandish
recuperate
44. About to happen
dismal
swagger
translucent
impending
45. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
circumference
emerge
quell
ominous
46. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
terse
zeal
potential
kindle
47. To cause to separate and go in different directions
impending
dispel
pristine
foresight
48. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
recuperate
momentum
recluse
vigilant
49. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
commotion
somber
emerge
debris
50. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
concoction
aplomb
bluff
kindle