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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. Watchful - careful
vigilant
cunning
potential
restitution
2. Very serious or sad
furtive
uncanny
sociable
somber
3. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
conspicuous
outlandish
adversary
imperious
4. A small rounded hill
knoll
emerge
hasten
circumference
5. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
kindle
persistent
deft
gusto
6. 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
repugnant
subside
quell
attentive
7. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
unsightly
waver
subside
contortion
8. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
brandish
meticulous
replenish
exhilerate
9. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
havoc
ominous
scurry
defiance
10. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
ominous
stamina
replenish
banish
11. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
conspicuous
circumference
vulnerable
ignite
12. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
precipice
zeal
habitation
momentum
13. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
exhilerate
destination
falter
scarcity
14. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
materialize
gusto
repugnant
dismal
15. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
unsightly
pristine
attentive
apprehensive
16. Indicating opposition or resistance
counter
waver
sociable
stamina
17. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
recuperate
replenish
deft
egregious
18. To become less active or violent
subside
misgivings
apprehensive
deft
19. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
quell
fragrance
pristine
misgivings
20. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
specimen
impending
scurry
concoction
21. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
waver
terse
imperious
waft
22. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
outlandish
sociable
quell
engross
23. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
havoc
stamina
vigilant
counter
24. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
knoll
egregious
kindle
aptitude
25. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
headway
gusto
luminous
somber
26. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
swarm
materialize
brandish
waver
27. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
recuperate
terse
counter
ominous
28. Make lighter or brighter
brandish
attentive
illuminate
pristine
29. Cause to start burning
impending
brandish
ignite
stamina
30. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
muster
meticulous
materialize
recluse
31. Causing gloom or depression
dispel
scarcity
dismal
pertinent
32. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
gusto
meticulous
misgivings
recluse
33. To tell a story or describe a series of events
specimen
diminish
narrate
somber
34. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
quell
eavesdrop
defiance
sociable
35. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
adversary
exasperation
debris
impending
36. Extremely careful; particular about details
jut
deft
sabotage
meticulous
37. Quick and skillful in movement
dispel
deft
pristine
dismal
38. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
emerge
jargon
furtive
persistent
39. Progress toward a destination or a goal
headway
diminish
exhilerate
disdain
40. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
jabber
vulnerable
ignite
scurry
41. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
pertinent
deft
jabber
stamina
42. To return to normal health or strength; recover
hasten
furtive
recuperate
dismal
43. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
luminous
bluff
specimen
deft
44. Become known or apparent
emerge
illuminate
debris
engross
45. 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
counter
disdain
restitution
eavesdrop
46. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
fragrance
weather
aptitude
multitude
47. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
grueling
destination
translucent
pristine
48. A large indefinite number
momentum
swagger
jabber
multitude
49. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
malleable
swarm
persistent
unsightly
50. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
malleable
waft
weather
scurry