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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 restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
restitution
specimen
translucent
malleable
2. To stick out - to project
diminish
jut
apprehensive
impending
3. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
emerge
tactic
eavesdrop
foresight
4. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
swarm
jabber
serenity
exhilerate
5. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
illuminate
concoction
somber
engross
6. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
meticulous
circumference
materialize
translucent
7. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
gusto
multitude
scurry
luminous
8. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
fragrance
banish
egregious
exhilerate
9. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
barricade
jargon
contortion
zeal
10. Cause to start burning
zeal
sociable
ignite
headway
11. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
dismal
ember
sabotage
meticulous
12. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
apprehensive
potential
narrate
aptitude
13. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
sabotage
emerge
malleable
eavesdrop
14. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
repugnant
swarm
banish
exhilerate
15. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
hasten
contortion
dismal
impending
16. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
hasten
ominous
jargon
emerge
17. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
brandish
weather
hasten
monotonous
18. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
defiance
furtive
outlandish
brandish
19. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
weather
luminous
jostle
havoc
20. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
furtive
obscure
recluse
apprehensive
21. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
dismal
muster
disdain
emerge
22. To make smaller or less
unsightly
cunning
subside
diminish
23. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
stamina
havoc
persistent
banish
24. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
habitation
impending
waft
barricade
25. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jostle
monotonous
waver
cunning
26. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
meander
grueling
debris
stamina
27. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
illuminate
aplomb
fragrance
meticulous
28. Easy to notice; obvious
conspicuous
falter
potential
illuminate
29. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
serenity
uncanny
kindle
meander
30. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
sociable
precipice
replenish
aplomb
31. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
contortion
specimen
kindle
aptitude
32. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
misgivings
habitation
dismal
waft
33. Slightly salty
outlandish
brackish
sociable
illuminate
34. An enemy - opponent
vigilant
adversary
narrate
counter
35. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
waver
attentive
furtive
jabber
36. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
attentive
obscure
gusto
defiance
37. To become less active or violent
illuminate
subside
waver
foresight
38. Become known or apparent
egregious
emerge
imperious
jabber
39. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
pristine
furtive
subside
unsightly
40. Causing gloom or depression
bluff
weather
dismal
zeal
41. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
knoll
falter
waft
fragrance
42. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
scurry
sociable
concoction
aplomb
43. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
commotion
meander
weather
jargon
44. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
repugnant
scarcity
hasten
translucent
45. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
multitude
furtive
weather
pristine
46. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
persistent
obscure
barricade
banish
47. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
persistent
vulnerable
banish
materialize
48. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
ember
somber
habitation
quell
49. The act of making a noisy disturbance
malleable
debris
swarm
commotion
50. Quick and skillful in movement
deft
concoction
emerge
cunning