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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
pertinent
momentum
brandish
kindle
2. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
aplomb
serenity
ember
fragrance
3. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
brandish
egregious
impending
emerge
4. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
malleable
eavesdrop
foresight
conspicuous
5. Easy to notice; obvious
translucent
somber
falter
conspicuous
6. To return to normal health or strength; recover
recuperate
exhilerate
hasten
unsightly
7. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
destination
contortion
specimen
diminish
8. About to happen
jut
potential
furtive
impending
9. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
outlandish
apprehensive
misgivings
habitation
10. Act or move at high speed
tactic
hasten
kindle
jut
11. 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
restitution
adversary
unsightly
scarcity
12. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
persistent
materialize
brandish
illuminate
13. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
persistent
deft
vulnerable
banish
14. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
luminous
falter
foresight
grueling
15. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
swarm
impending
fragrance
apprehensive
16. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
uncanny
replenish
scurry
dispel
17. To mislead or deceive; to fake
bluff
terse
commotion
havoc
18. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
precipice
meticulous
aptitude
vulnerable
19. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
circumference
tactic
exhilerate
brackish
20. Become known or apparent
brandish
impending
circumference
emerge
21. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
terse
waver
aplomb
tactic
22. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
specimen
exasperation
adversary
waft
23. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
gusto
ember
potential
eavesdrop
24. Cause to start burning
stamina
ignite
weather
meticulous
25. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
engross
dismal
malleable
aptitude
26. Quick and skillful in movement
multitude
deft
waft
exhilerate
27. Brief and to the point; concise
serenity
brackish
furtive
terse
28. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
scarcity
muster
disdain
grueling
29. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
misgivings
narrate
stamina
contortion
30. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
contortion
eavesdrop
barricade
scurry
31. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
recluse
impending
sociable
barricade
32. Indicating opposition or resistance
counter
pertinent
headway
bluff
33. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
ominous
monotonous
bluff
habitation
34. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
swarm
replenish
aptitude
outlandish
35. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
vigilant
uncanny
recuperate
sabotage
36. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
fragrance
swagger
ignite
circumference
37. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
debris
falter
misgivings
meander
38. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
repugnant
versatile
muster
ominous
39. Watchful - careful
circumference
headway
counter
vigilant
40. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
meander
vulnerable
quell
fragrance
41. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
exasperation
jabber
monotonous
jut
42. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
specimen
vulnerable
deft
concoction
43. 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
commotion
attentive
ember
imperious
44. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
egregious
havoc
apprehensive
restitution
45. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
scarcity
eavesdrop
grueling
jut
46. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
monotonous
pristine
scurry
recluse
47. To make smaller or less
jostle
translucent
apprehensive
diminish
48. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
defiance
cunning
concoction
pertinent
49. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
serenity
destination
barricade
jargon
50. The force or speed with which something moves
obscure
cunning
malleable
momentum