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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 wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
uncanny
jut
stamina
meander
2. Unconventional; strange
circumference
bluff
concoction
outlandish
3. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
quell
scarcity
contortion
swarm
4. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
grueling
potential
concoction
persistent
5. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
brandish
materialize
furtive
grueling
6. Cause to start burning
vulnerable
fragrance
ominous
ignite
7. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
versatile
ember
uncanny
ignite
8. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
ominous
engross
jabber
malleable
9. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
unsightly
uncanny
sabotage
somber
10. Allowing light to shine through
aptitude
pristine
translucent
eavesdrop
11. Related to the matter at hand
narrate
cunning
pertinent
grueling
12. To mislead or deceive; to fake
habitation
debris
bluff
vulnerable
13. Having varied uses or functions
adversary
versatile
exhilerate
stamina
14. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
sociable
malleable
engross
fragrance
15. Become known or apparent
muster
terse
emerge
misgivings
16. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
kindle
pristine
destination
knoll
17. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
ominous
eavesdrop
scarcity
swarm
18. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
jostle
headway
swarm
vulnerable
19. The force or speed with which something moves
momentum
falter
knoll
furtive
20. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
repugnant
defiance
habitation
eavesdrop
21. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
barricade
adversary
ominous
potential
22. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
attentive
destination
impending
apprehensive
23. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
monotonous
jut
recuperate
pristine
24. To cause to separate and go in different directions
eavesdrop
dispel
misgivings
egregious
25. To make smaller or less
engross
diminish
ignite
deft
26. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
gusto
monotonous
apprehensive
repugnant
27. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
debris
jostle
disdain
commotion
28. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
cunning
swagger
monotonous
repugnant
29. Watchful - careful
scurry
vigilant
potential
dispel
30. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
brackish
exasperation
tactic
translucent
31. Very serious or sad
swarm
egregious
somber
persistent
32. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
dismal
eavesdrop
impending
sabotage
33. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
swagger
jabber
egregious
misgivings
34. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
egregious
terse
exhilerate
ominous
35. The act of making a noisy disturbance
precipice
commotion
jargon
waft
36. To stick out - to project
monotonous
jut
deft
engross
37. Threatening or suggesting something bad is on the way
ominous
kindle
debris
dispel
38. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
swagger
aplomb
swarm
jut
39. To return to normal health or strength; recover
serenity
diminish
recuperate
defiance
40. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
translucent
knoll
fragrance
grueling
41. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
malleable
aptitude
vigilant
monotonous
42. Brief and to the point; concise
pristine
terse
destination
ignite
43. To tell a story or describe a series of events
exhilerate
narrate
misgivings
scurry
44. Quick and skillful in movement
precipice
deft
attentive
conspicuous
45. To become less active or violent
potential
subside
ember
jostle
46. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
brackish
ignite
imperious
havoc
47. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
replenish
contortion
meticulous
kindle
48. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
meticulous
precipice
eavesdrop
malleable
49. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
outlandish
defiance
diminish
weather
50. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
impending
quell
brackish
havoc