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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. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
foresight
bluff
potential
brandish
2. Having varied uses or functions
impending
versatile
malleable
zeal
3. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
havoc
imperious
grueling
monotonous
4. The act of making a noisy disturbance
tactic
eavesdrop
brackish
commotion
5. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
narrate
swarm
weather
unsightly
6. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
commotion
scurry
disdain
apprehensive
7. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
engross
scarcity
monotonous
versatile
8. Gather or bring together -
muster
imperious
momentum
recuperate
9. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
sabotage
repugnant
translucent
subside
10. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
materialize
diminish
pristine
engross
11. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
knoll
gusto
engross
exasperation
12. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
jargon
pristine
swarm
serenity
13. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
apprehensive
exhilerate
waver
recluse
14. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
egregious
sabotage
potential
vigilant
15. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
jabber
momentum
headway
hasten
16. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
obscure
attentive
commotion
malleable
17. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
furtive
ominous
aplomb
replenish
18. Make lighter or brighter
bluff
recluse
illuminate
defiance
19. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
translucent
barricade
illuminate
disdain
20. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
restitution
terse
contortion
counter
21. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
muster
engross
falter
sabotage
22. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
multitude
banish
kindle
sabotage
23. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
versatile
weather
exasperation
egregious
24. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
disdain
replenish
repugnant
ominous
25. To mislead or deceive; to fake
bluff
egregious
vulnerable
subside
26. Extremely careful; particular about details
habitation
meticulous
outlandish
dismal
27. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
pristine
weather
versatile
specimen
28. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
furtive
obscure
sociable
specimen
29. To make smaller or less
diminish
aplomb
destination
specimen
30. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
waft
emerge
uncanny
precipice
31. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
dispel
cunning
bluff
zeal
32. To stick out - to project
luminous
specimen
jut
weather
33. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
sabotage
repugnant
disdain
headway
34. To return to normal health or strength; recover
recuperate
potential
subside
apprehensive
35. Quick and skillful in movement
exasperation
deft
sabotage
attentive
36. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
aptitude
headway
muster
uncanny
37. Cause to start burning
imperious
ignite
momentum
attentive
38. Indicating opposition or resistance
pertinent
repugnant
counter
jostle
39. Related to the matter at hand
pertinent
havoc
ember
dispel
40. Causing gloom or depression
grueling
scurry
dismal
circumference
41. To tell a story or describe a series of events
replenish
narrate
specimen
scurry
42. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
exasperation
brandish
disdain
jut
43. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
defiance
stamina
swagger
jostle
44. Easy to notice; obvious
defiance
swagger
conspicuous
furtive
45. About to happen
impending
somber
narrate
recuperate
46. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
havoc
waft
multitude
emerge
47. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
destination
outlandish
restitution
knoll
48. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
debris
sabotage
foresight
scurry
49. Brief and to the point; concise
misgivings
recluse
terse
obscure
50. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
ominous
eavesdrop
tactic
kindle