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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. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
persistent
emerge
specimen
headway
2. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
meticulous
bluff
grueling
imperious
3. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
aplomb
obscure
misgivings
waft
4. Quick and skillful in movement
deft
headway
exhilerate
versatile
5. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
tactic
meander
counter
eavesdrop
6. Having varied uses or functions
diminish
tactic
versatile
impending
7. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
replenish
brandish
vulnerable
kindle
8. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
quell
luminous
sabotage
waver
9. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
imperious
luminous
vigilant
dismal
10. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
outlandish
commotion
restitution
meander
11. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
weather
repugnant
banish
foresight
12. To make smaller or less
fragrance
barricade
diminish
sociable
13. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
habitation
somber
furtive
scurry
14. Make lighter or brighter
kindle
stamina
banish
illuminate
15. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
diminish
repugnant
disdain
banish
16. Allowing light to shine through
translucent
deft
versatile
serenity
17. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
ominous
sociable
destination
illuminate
18. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
obscure
pertinent
contortion
narrate
19. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
malleable
somber
recuperate
foresight
20. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
egregious
precipice
scarcity
luminous
21. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
pristine
attentive
specimen
imperious
22. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
narrate
ignite
momentum
exasperation
23. To mislead or deceive; to fake
dismal
translucent
bluff
restitution
24. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
destination
defiance
unsightly
serenity
25. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
apprehensive
bluff
precipice
waft
26. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
vigilant
momentum
scurry
swagger
27. 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
counter
pristine
foresight
28. Slightly salty
hasten
misgivings
brackish
weather
29. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
ember
aplomb
circumference
stamina
30. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
terse
bluff
zeal
concoction
31. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
restitution
obscure
muster
contortion
32. Act or move at high speed
adversary
replenish
outlandish
hasten
33. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
uncanny
persistent
kindle
vigilant
34. 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
conspicuous
attentive
fragrance
ominous
35. To cause to separate and go in different directions
furtive
deft
dispel
scarcity
36. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
aptitude
adversary
havoc
misgivings
37. Causing gloom or depression
dismal
versatile
barricade
translucent
38. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
engross
repugnant
swagger
contortion
39. Related to the matter at hand
eavesdrop
vigilant
pertinent
apprehensive
40. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
narrate
eavesdrop
scarcity
recluse
41. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
kindle
eavesdrop
replenish
foresight
42. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
exhilerate
jargon
conspicuous
malleable
43. A small rounded hill
potential
knoll
emerge
gusto
44. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
falter
scurry
conspicuous
destination
45. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
precipice
contortion
muster
disdain
46. Brief and to the point; concise
tactic
terse
recuperate
engross
47. Gather or bring together -
muster
terse
serenity
meticulous
48. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
muster
luminous
pristine
vulnerable
49. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
deft
circumference
repugnant
tactic
50. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
furtive
recluse
disdain
muster