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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. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
serenity
swagger
foresight
jargon
2. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
stamina
kindle
emerge
jostle
3. To make smaller or less
ominous
diminish
stamina
bluff
4. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
disdain
sociable
exhilerate
aptitude
5. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
exasperation
meander
falter
concoction
6. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
kindle
monotonous
apprehensive
exasperation
7. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
foresight
luminous
gusto
multitude
8. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
subside
uncanny
waver
repugnant
9. To tell a story or describe a series of events
stamina
narrate
somber
potential
10. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
eavesdrop
stamina
precipice
havoc
11. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
deft
dispel
commotion
banish
12. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
swarm
habitation
furtive
commotion
13. Progress toward a destination or a goal
brandish
headway
egregious
emerge
14. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
exhilerate
monotonous
jabber
meticulous
15. To cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel
aplomb
imperious
translucent
16. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
jut
pristine
conspicuous
multitude
17. Allowing light to shine through
subside
narrate
translucent
recuperate
18. Unconventional; strange
exasperation
repugnant
pristine
outlandish
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.
outlandish
barricade
gusto
adversary
20. The act of making a noisy disturbance
commotion
foresight
grueling
somber
21. Quick and skillful in movement
deft
circumference
replenish
monotonous
22. A small rounded hill
conspicuous
diminish
multitude
knoll
23. Gather or bring together -
muster
conspicuous
defiance
eavesdrop
24. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
obscure
diminish
monotonous
ignite
25. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
sociable
knoll
repugnant
concoction
26. To become less active or violent
destination
habitation
subside
translucent
27. Become known or apparent
restitution
emerge
jostle
brackish
28. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
materialize
ignite
aptitude
meticulous
29. Cleverness; slyness
replenish
cunning
waver
kindle
30. Make lighter or brighter
circumference
unsightly
versatile
illuminate
31. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
brandish
translucent
falter
swarm
32. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
aptitude
brandish
ominous
obscure
33. Cause to start burning
ignite
vulnerable
luminous
materialize
34. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
monotonous
repugnant
vulnerable
scarcity
35. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
recluse
exasperation
outlandish
terse
36. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
disdain
adversary
contortion
outlandish
37. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
precipice
pertinent
quell
meander
38. To return to normal health or strength; recover
pertinent
recuperate
aplomb
dismal
39. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
jut
defiance
momentum
conspicuous
40. Brief and to the point; concise
multitude
terse
persistent
emerge
41. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
tactic
sociable
conspicuous
exasperation
42. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
fragrance
ignite
weather
grueling
43. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
recuperate
commotion
muster
fragrance
44. Extremely careful; particular about details
meticulous
eavesdrop
knoll
recluse
45. An enemy - opponent
foresight
obscure
stamina
adversary
46. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
subside
havoc
cunning
jargon
47. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
disdain
dismal
concoction
brackish
48. 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
attentive
muster
weather
habitation
49. Watchful - careful
versatile
vigilant
disdain
bluff
50. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
emerge
unsightly
headway
materialize