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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. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
grueling
unsightly
sociable
disdain
2. Feelings of uncertainty - apprehension
misgivings
replenish
furtive
eavesdrop
3. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
defiance
brackish
sociable
uncanny
4. To cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel
obscure
vulnerable
waft
5. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
precipice
terse
foresight
recluse
6. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
illuminate
jabber
banish
imperious
7. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
scurry
banish
uncanny
ignite
8. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
malleable
bluff
jargon
engross
9. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
exhilerate
recuperate
versatile
havoc
10. Extremely careful; particular about details
defiance
barricade
meticulous
concoction
11. An insufficient amount or supply; a shortage
uncanny
pristine
scarcity
meticulous
12. To mislead or deceive; to fake
cunning
ember
destination
bluff
13. To become real or actual; to appear in physical form - especially suddenly
contortion
waft
malleable
materialize
14. Done slyly or stealthily - sneaky - secret - shifty; stolen
impending
furtive
sociable
waft
15. To become less active or violent
narrate
restitution
knoll
subside
16. Make lighter or brighter
impending
illuminate
exhilerate
replenish
17. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
vulnerable
potential
scurry
deft
18. Cause to start burning
swarm
recuperate
defiance
ignite
19. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
debris
stamina
banish
foresight
20. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
zeal
specimen
pertinent
obscure
21. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
vulnerable
exasperation
fragrance
uncanny
22. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
swarm
eavesdrop
habitation
exasperation
23. About to happen
serenity
dispel
impending
somber
24. Brief and to the point; concise
eavesdrop
swagger
terse
conspicuous
25. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
destination
ignite
deft
specimen
26. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties
exasperation
persistent
terse
meticulous
27. Indicating opposition or resistance
sociable
counter
fragrance
havoc
28. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
zeal
brandish
bluff
versatile
29. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
commotion
circumference
narrate
jabber
30. To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
banish
waft
adversary
pristine
31. Very great destruction - ruin; great confusion and disorder
stamina
foresight
havoc
pristine
32. Act or move at high speed
hasten
dispel
translucent
terse
33. The power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance
stamina
muster
ominous
quell
34. A natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
meticulous
aptitude
adversary
debris
35. 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
malleable
restitution
jut
circumference
36. Fearful or anxious - especially about the future
apprehensive
waver
narrate
momentum
37. Capable of being harmed - damaged - or injured
vulnerable
materialize
somber
gusto
38. Watchful - careful
dispel
weather
vigilant
swarm
39. An enemy - opponent
headway
adversary
impending
translucent
40. (n) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption where equipment is damaged
scurry
waft
sabotage
zeal
41. Causing disgust or hatred; repulsive
repugnant
misgivings
furtive
emerge
42. A large number of bees; a large number of moving people - animals - or insects
swarm
momentum
versatile
egregious
43. A small rounded hill
knoll
impending
gusto
falter
44. Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
headway
serenity
egregious
swarm
45. To wander about - wind about; a sharp turn or twist
bluff
zeal
brackish
meander
46. Poise - assurance - great self-confidence; perpendicularity
dispel
havoc
serenity
aplomb
47. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
precipice
eavesdrop
engross
scurry
48. To move back and forth or to be unsure or weak
attentive
fragrance
narrate
waver
49. Very steep or overhanging place; cliff
precipice
havoc
luminous
pertinent
50. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
uncanny
meander
gusto
hasten