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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. Allowing light to shine through
debris
stamina
translucent
precipice
2. Progress toward a destination or a goal
obscure
debris
headway
monotonous
3. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
brandish
jargon
destination
grueling
4. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
headway
scurry
vigilant
furtive
5. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
disdain
waft
pertinent
sabotage
6. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
versatile
somber
unsightly
jargon
7. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
dismal
furtive
zeal
materialize
8. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
replenish
attentive
contortion
potential
9. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
adversary
tactic
waft
materialize
10. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
serenity
grueling
outlandish
circumference
11. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
uncanny
monotonous
waver
furtive
12. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
furtive
headway
multitude
exhilerate
13. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
dispel
outlandish
monotonous
scarcity
14. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jostle
kindle
debris
weather
15. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
waver
sociable
scarcity
malleable
16. To tell a story or describe a series of events
defiance
cunning
jostle
narrate
17. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
apprehensive
exhilerate
luminous
repugnant
18. Cause to start burning
commotion
falter
dispel
ignite
19. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
eavesdrop
vigilant
somber
banish
20. Cleverness; slyness
meticulous
zeal
cunning
swagger
21. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
imperious
monotonous
exasperation
falter
22. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
gusto
debris
ominous
foresight
23. Become known or apparent
sabotage
terse
furtive
emerge
24. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
concoction
apprehensive
aptitude
falter
25. Related to the matter at hand
aplomb
knoll
pertinent
commotion
26. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g. - yourself)
muster
aptitude
contortion
hasten
27. Brief and to the point; concise
terse
recuperate
debris
sociable
28. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
luminous
eavesdrop
swagger
recluse
29. Act or move at high speed
banish
jabber
hasten
recluse
30. Watchful - careful
vigilant
restitution
somber
falter
31. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
uncanny
egregious
aplomb
meticulous
32. Causing gloom or depression
jabber
dismal
vigilant
imperious
33. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
luminous
dispel
aptitude
potential
34. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
recluse
hasten
replenish
ominous
35. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
unsightly
narrate
pertinent
commotion
36. To stick out - to project
monotonous
jut
concoction
emerge
37. Gather or bring together -
muster
aplomb
serenity
hasten
38. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
aplomb
monotonous
eavesdrop
replenish
39. To set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
imperious
emerge
kindle
versatile
40. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
fragrance
falter
engross
pristine
41. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
engross
bluff
jabber
egregious
42. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
debris
circumference
egregious
concoction
43. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
somber
falter
dispel
brandish
44. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
bluff
weather
malleable
stamina
45. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
quell
barricade
exasperation
meander
46. To cause to separate and go in different directions
uncanny
dispel
specimen
somber
47. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
deft
jabber
banish
defiance
48. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
engross
narrate
outlandish
monotonous
49. Quick and skillful in movement
jostle
engross
deft
conspicuous
50. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
brackish
exasperation
subside
sabotage