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100 Words For Every Middleschooler
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
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. To stick out - to project
jut
vulnerable
serenity
somber
2. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
gusto
weather
monotonous
conspicuous
3. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
aptitude
uncanny
dismal
precipice
4. Easy to notice; obvious
conspicuous
jostle
exasperation
banish
5. Indicating opposition or resistance
counter
debris
zeal
cunning
6. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
pristine
meticulous
meander
sociable
7. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
vulnerable
scurry
furtive
emerge
8. Unconventional; strange
aptitude
exhilerate
gusto
outlandish
9. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
momentum
egregious
restitution
ember
10. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
zeal
destination
kindle
circumference
11. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
scarcity
commotion
vigilant
translucent
12. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
malleable
waver
concoction
aplomb
13. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
tactic
stamina
vulnerable
exhilerate
14. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
cunning
foresight
grueling
engross
15. Allowing light to shine through
banish
subside
translucent
luminous
16. Item that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things
kindle
uncanny
brackish
specimen
17. To walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important; strut
jargon
swagger
specimen
unsightly
18. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
stamina
specimen
banish
outlandish
19. Emitting or reflecting light - glowing; illuminating
translucent
luminous
obscure
kindle
20. Progress toward a destination or a goal
defiance
headway
bluff
jut
21. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
jargon
translucent
deft
serenity
22. An enemy - opponent
adversary
obscure
illuminate
jabber
23. 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
havoc
deft
momentum
24. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
specimen
meander
swarm
brackish
25. Having varied uses or functions
versatile
subside
furtive
eavesdrop
26. Make lighter or brighter
waver
illuminate
restitution
foresight
27. Gather or bring together -
precipice
adversary
apprehensive
muster
28. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
persistent
cunning
falter
foresight
29. Overbearing - arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing - compelling
specimen
grueling
weather
imperious
30. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
somber
jargon
cunning
materialize
31. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
materialize
debris
weather
recluse
32. Cause to start burning
repugnant
momentum
dismal
ignite
33. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
dispel
potential
debris
ember
34. To tell a story or describe a series of events
narrate
aptitude
bluff
illuminate
35. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jostle
narrate
weather
sociable
36. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
misgivings
conspicuous
exasperation
exhilerate
37. A small rounded hill
sociable
adversary
knoll
vulnerable
38. A large indefinite number
furtive
multitude
vulnerable
falter
39. About to happen
impending
exasperation
foresight
specimen
40. Related to the matter at hand
furtive
pertinent
narrate
foresight
41. Quick and skillful in movement
misgivings
engross
deft
repugnant
42. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
sabotage
banish
translucent
jabber
43. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
meticulous
pristine
jabber
unsightly
44. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
circumference
kindle
repugnant
narrate
45. The force or speed with which something moves
stamina
momentum
meander
imperious
46. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
disdain
precipice
brandish
knoll
47. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
scurry
persistent
recluse
grueling
48. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
adversary
sabotage
concoction
sociable
49. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
quell
misgivings
diminish
eavesdrop
50. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
zeal
foresight
recluse
ominous