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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. Related to the matter at hand
deft
hasten
pertinent
emerge
2. Extremely careful; particular about details
aplomb
repugnant
meticulous
conspicuous
3. Unconventional; strange
bluff
emerge
outlandish
exhilerate
4. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
jabber
exasperation
quell
jut
5. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
gusto
materialize
sociable
scarcity
6. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
tactic
waft
knoll
contortion
7. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
materialize
quell
havoc
recluse
8. To cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel
malleable
swagger
kindle
9. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jostle
jargon
habitation
illuminate
10. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
adversary
jargon
headway
ominous
11. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
precipice
furtive
translucent
scurry
12. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
aplomb
outlandish
meander
kindle
13. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
disdain
vulnerable
falter
apprehensive
14. Very serious or sad
somber
ignite
circumference
contortion
15. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
obscure
engross
grueling
eavesdrop
16. Act or move at high speed
zeal
repugnant
quell
hasten
17. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
quell
malleable
debris
terse
18. About to happen
habitation
obscure
translucent
impending
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.
multitude
subside
sabotage
barricade
20. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
brandish
knoll
meander
subside
21. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
contortion
fragrance
swagger
egregious
22. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
contortion
serenity
weather
aplomb
23. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
persistent
somber
imperious
ember
24. Slightly salty
brackish
destination
banish
precipice
25. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
havoc
ignite
brandish
counter
26. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
furtive
unsightly
multitude
somber
27. 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
contortion
persistent
restitution
specimen
28. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
unsightly
egregious
jostle
adversary
29. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
malleable
monotonous
apprehensive
meticulous
30. Become known or apparent
exhilerate
restitution
precipice
emerge
31. Allowing light to shine through
jabber
repugnant
somber
translucent
32. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
tactic
momentum
jabber
ember
33. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
deft
gusto
luminous
exasperation
34. Having varied uses or functions
pristine
pertinent
versatile
exasperation
35. To return to normal health or strength; recover
vigilant
recuperate
counter
grueling
36. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
exhilerate
uncanny
persistent
banish
37. A small rounded hill
sabotage
knoll
swagger
jostle
38. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
malleable
vulnerable
knoll
scarcity
39. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
subside
concoction
jostle
somber
40. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
stamina
foresight
multitude
persistent
41. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
concoction
exhilerate
banish
tactic
42. Easy to notice; obvious
dispel
conspicuous
pertinent
egregious
43. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
scurry
meander
stamina
brandish
44. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
commotion
restitution
recluse
swagger
45. Gather or bring together -
jabber
muster
pertinent
materialize
46. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
falter
meander
deft
misgivings
47. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
impending
malleable
meander
meticulous
48. To tell a story or describe a series of events
misgivings
specimen
narrate
conspicuous
49. To mislead or deceive; to fake
tactic
bluff
commotion
egregious
50. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
emerge
narrate
meander
luminous