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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. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
sabotage
ominous
zeal
versatile
2. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
multitude
momentum
swagger
ignite
3. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
quell
emerge
unsightly
jostle
4. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
narrate
pristine
engross
obscure
5. Causing gloom or depression
meander
dismal
exhilerate
emerge
6. Related to the matter at hand
conspicuous
pertinent
monotonous
somber
7. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
aptitude
disdain
malleable
repugnant
8. To cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel
furtive
counter
potential
9. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
foresight
aplomb
engross
sociable
10. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
impending
swarm
attentive
hasten
11. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
meander
swarm
subside
banish
12. Easy to notice; obvious
swagger
repugnant
somber
conspicuous
13. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
swagger
jabber
banish
eavesdrop
14. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
knoll
brandish
habitation
quell
15. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
scarcity
stamina
persistent
debris
16. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
habitation
falter
aptitude
multitude
17. The act of making a noisy disturbance
jut
commotion
knoll
banish
18. Act or move at high speed
recuperate
potential
hasten
malleable
19. Cleverness; slyness
sociable
cunning
concoction
repugnant
20. To return to normal health or strength; recover
recuperate
adversary
brackish
grueling
21. Very serious or sad
kindle
somber
knoll
muster
22. Extremely careful; particular about details
unsightly
cunning
meticulous
scurry
23. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
eavesdrop
zeal
egregious
stamina
24. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
ignite
sociable
ominous
repugnant
25. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
defiance
foresight
unsightly
potential
26. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
exhilerate
recluse
vulnerable
habitation
27. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
malleable
defiance
misgivings
engross
28. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
subside
defiance
muster
materialize
29. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
swagger
destination
contortion
waver
30. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
meander
aptitude
apprehensive
deft
31. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
contortion
waft
adversary
monotonous
32. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
brandish
imperious
cunning
impending
33. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
pristine
replenish
grueling
vigilant
34. Having varied uses or functions
versatile
brandish
exasperation
apprehensive
35. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
jabber
disdain
conspicuous
serenity
36. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
malleable
grueling
specimen
tactic
37. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
specimen
potential
sociable
translucent
38. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
potential
adversary
grueling
falter
39. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
jargon
vulnerable
conspicuous
ominous
40. 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
malleable
uncanny
attentive
monotonous
41. Brief and to the point; concise
quell
jabber
terse
versatile
42. About to happen
ominous
obscure
aptitude
impending
43. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
barricade
ominous
adversary
engross
44. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
adversary
swarm
zeal
outlandish
45. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
havoc
engross
waft
adversary
46. 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
subside
furtive
restitution
materialize
47. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
ignite
tactic
weather
potential
48. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
waft
diminish
adversary
obscure
49. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
jostle
havoc
scurry
exasperation
50. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
ignite
outlandish
habitation
malleable