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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. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
persistent
furtive
attentive
cunning
2. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
waver
malleable
translucent
recluse
3. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
foresight
impending
aptitude
narrate
4. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
brackish
aptitude
grueling
jargon
5. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
materialize
grueling
waft
cunning
6. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
furtive
ominous
meander
uncanny
7. To become less active or violent
exhilerate
subside
weather
versatile
8. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
brandish
engross
dismal
bluff
9. To make smaller or less
repugnant
diminish
waver
pertinent
10. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
eavesdrop
quell
hasten
aplomb
11. Cleverness; slyness
knoll
deft
jabber
cunning
12. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
apprehensive
falter
dispel
concoction
13. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
brandish
barricade
precipice
exhilerate
14. Unconventional; strange
outlandish
jargon
quell
scarcity
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.
dismal
barricade
specimen
jut
16. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
recuperate
gusto
meticulous
swarm
17. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
repugnant
dismal
falter
counter
18. Gather or bring together -
swarm
ominous
muster
engross
19. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
eavesdrop
persistent
momentum
precipice
20. 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
deft
restitution
sabotage
cunning
21. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
ominous
debris
specimen
replenish
22. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
luminous
meander
scarcity
knoll
23. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
pristine
eavesdrop
waft
foresight
24. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
repugnant
stamina
grueling
kindle
25. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
dispel
exasperation
falter
waver
26. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
obscure
sabotage
knoll
grueling
27. Cause to start burning
headway
uncanny
ignite
apprehensive
28. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
malleable
circumference
banish
ember
29. 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
replenish
misgivings
attentive
bluff
30. Brief and to the point; concise
destination
headway
terse
recluse
31. The act of making a noisy disturbance
quell
tactic
destination
commotion
32. Progress toward a destination or a goal
brackish
debris
engross
headway
33. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
versatile
defiance
aptitude
knoll
34. To return to normal health or strength; recover
ignite
sabotage
bluff
recuperate
35. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
havoc
ignite
tactic
impending
36. Quick and skillful in movement
furtive
monotonous
deft
recuperate
37. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
outlandish
malleable
cunning
monotonous
38. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
commotion
disdain
meander
zeal
39. Slightly salty
brackish
destination
repugnant
luminous
40. Extremely careful; particular about details
uncanny
meticulous
recluse
kindle
41. Watchful - careful
obscure
concoction
vigilant
zeal
42. The force or speed with which something moves
muster
momentum
knoll
brackish
43. A small rounded hill
knoll
exhilerate
fragrance
materialize
44. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
gusto
jargon
specimen
pristine
45. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
scarcity
specimen
attentive
engross
46. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
materialize
engross
scurry
fragrance
47. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
stamina
deft
exhilerate
havoc
48. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
headway
obscure
vulnerable
swagger
49. Related to the matter at hand
habitation
scurry
pertinent
quell
50. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
ominous
weather
scurry
concoction