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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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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. A small rounded hill
knoll
aptitude
recluse
weather
2. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
persistent
vigilant
dismal
eavesdrop
3. Cleverness; slyness
aplomb
illuminate
cunning
tactic
4. To stick out - to project
waver
attentive
subside
jut
5. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
repugnant
sociable
barricade
narrate
6. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
obscure
engross
adversary
misgivings
7. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
sociable
translucent
malleable
egregious
8. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
sabotage
disdain
furtive
swagger
9. Quick and skillful in movement
subside
momentum
deft
malleable
10. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
aptitude
scurry
somber
outlandish
11. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
versatile
potential
subside
malleable
12. 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
dismal
attentive
pristine
falter
13. Brief and to the point; concise
deft
unsightly
terse
meticulous
14. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
outlandish
dispel
foresight
concoction
15. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
ember
recuperate
barricade
ominous
16. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
exasperation
stamina
pristine
apprehensive
17. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
dispel
brandish
debris
luminous
18. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
momentum
emerge
repugnant
aplomb
19. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
gusto
falter
havoc
muster
20. Act or move at high speed
hasten
swarm
deft
apprehensive
21. To mislead or deceive; to fake
pertinent
bluff
terse
commotion
22. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
persistent
repugnant
grueling
disdain
23. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
circumference
exasperation
attentive
falter
24. Related to the matter at hand
circumference
pertinent
misgivings
furtive
25. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
pristine
momentum
swarm
zeal
26. A large indefinite number
sociable
illuminate
vigilant
multitude
27. To cause to separate and go in different directions
obscure
precipice
jut
dispel
28. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
knoll
waft
replenish
aplomb
29. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
malleable
meander
ember
aptitude
30. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
eavesdrop
swagger
waver
brandish
31. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
obscure
impending
multitude
contortion
32. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
sabotage
ember
eavesdrop
exhilerate
33. Easy to notice; obvious
conspicuous
meticulous
brandish
illuminate
34. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
sociable
waft
grueling
imperious
35. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
pristine
serenity
egregious
aplomb
36. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
debris
scarcity
meander
muster
37. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
momentum
specimen
pertinent
sociable
38. To make smaller or less
diminish
recuperate
knoll
stamina
39. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
attentive
commotion
malleable
eavesdrop
40. An enemy - opponent
adversary
vulnerable
ignite
luminous
41. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
vulnerable
meander
eavesdrop
monotonous
42. Progress toward a destination or a goal
counter
muster
scarcity
headway
43. Watchful - careful
monotonous
aptitude
vigilant
outlandish
44. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
defiance
conspicuous
stamina
zeal
45. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
sociable
meander
scurry
attentive
46. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
recluse
unsightly
vulnerable
sociable
47. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
knoll
vigilant
monotonous
stamina
48. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
recluse
weather
zeal
multitude
49. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
narrate
bluff
pertinent
materialize
50. Become known or apparent
emerge
malleable
attentive
aptitude