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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. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
outlandish
sabotage
banish
recluse
2. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
adversary
quell
bluff
swagger
3. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
egregious
tactic
repugnant
debris
4. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
waft
grueling
weather
exhilerate
5. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
aptitude
unsightly
knoll
debris
6. Easy to notice; obvious
swagger
imperious
conspicuous
materialize
7. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
exasperation
kindle
fragrance
barricade
8. Difficult to understand; partially hidden
waver
barricade
obscure
contortion
9. Brief and to the point; concise
recuperate
terse
adversary
banish
10. Extremely careful; particular about details
restitution
meticulous
aplomb
zeal
11. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
stamina
malleable
jabber
sociable
12. Indicating opposition or resistance
habitation
emerge
narrate
counter
13. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
waver
jargon
swarm
scurry
14. Watchful - careful
monotonous
tactic
vigilant
havoc
15. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
vulnerable
debris
foresight
brandish
16. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
narrate
replenish
eavesdrop
banish
17. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
engross
monotonous
obscure
vulnerable
18. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
counter
brandish
gusto
fragrance
19. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
malleable
kindle
weather
impending
20. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
swagger
exhilerate
unsightly
eavesdrop
21. To calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to
quell
dismal
serenity
falter
22. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
counter
diminish
havoc
jut
23. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
replenish
versatile
emerge
defiance
24. 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
counter
dismal
zeal
25. The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
ominous
misgivings
habitation
swarm
26. Make lighter or brighter
commotion
unsightly
bluff
illuminate
27. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
obscure
debris
counter
contortion
28. About to happen
banish
defiance
impending
meander
29. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
brandish
momentum
ember
apprehensive
30. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
foresight
gusto
multitude
swarm
31. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jargon
jostle
narrate
cunning
32. A small rounded hill
habitation
meander
terse
knoll
33. Slightly salty
brackish
aplomb
waver
ignite
34. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
monotonous
cunning
concoction
narrate
35. To return to normal health or strength; recover
replenish
fragrance
recuperate
disdain
36. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
falter
malleable
apprehensive
dispel
37. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
brandish
fragrance
weather
foresight
38. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
barricade
jargon
persistent
uncanny
39. Become known or apparent
emerge
potential
waver
meticulous
40. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
recluse
multitude
engross
vigilant
41. Unconventional; strange
uncanny
ignite
cunning
outlandish
42. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
repugnant
scarcity
narrate
uncanny
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
exasperation
commotion
attentive
swarm
44. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
potential
commotion
luminous
exhilerate
45. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
vulnerable
meticulous
exhilerate
uncanny
46. The force or speed with which something moves
malleable
exasperation
replenish
momentum
47. To mislead or deceive; to fake
multitude
illuminate
ember
bluff
48. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
ominous
jabber
defiance
apprehensive
49. Gather or bring together -
jostle
grueling
counter
muster
50. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
habitation
persistent
eavesdrop
monotonous