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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. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
vulnerable
exasperation
ominous
counter
2. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
circumference
somber
ominous
luminous
3. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
illuminate
eavesdrop
furtive
somber
4. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
scarcity
subside
concoction
translucent
5. Quick and skillful in movement
brackish
materialize
hasten
deft
6. An action that is planned to achieve a goal
brandish
momentum
tactic
debris
7. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
counter
exasperation
ember
tactic
8. To enliven - cheer - give spirit or liveliness to syn- stimulate - excite - gladden ant- discourage - dispirit - dishearten - inhibit
sabotage
meander
exhilerate
illuminate
9. To float easily and gently on the air; drift
vulnerable
jostle
precipice
waft
10. Having varied uses or functions
versatile
swagger
specimen
exhilerate
11. Not pleasant to look at; unattractive
bluff
unsightly
foresight
scarcity
12. Enjoying the company of others; Friendly
sociable
apprehensive
somber
scurry
13. Gather or bring together -
scarcity
versatile
multitude
muster
14. Slightly salty
aptitude
brackish
bluff
replenish
15. A large indefinite number
foresight
debris
multitude
knoll
16. Watchful - careful
stamina
vigilant
foresight
meticulous
17. Great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause - ideal - or goal
aptitude
obscure
dispel
zeal
18. To cause to separate and go in different directions
disdain
engross
dispel
debris
19. Cleverness; slyness
versatile
recluse
cunning
precipice
20. Talk in a noisy - excited - or declamatory manner
foresight
gusto
destination
jabber
21. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
brandish
disdain
potential
kindle
22. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
replenish
vulnerable
pertinent
jargon
23. Continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
vulnerable
monotonous
repugnant
attentive
24. To tell a story or describe a series of events
narrate
materialize
impending
imperious
25. Unconventional; strange
outlandish
meticulous
meander
multitude
26. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
bluff
specimen
defiance
terse
27. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
dismal
fragrance
translucent
subside
28. To fill or make complete again - add a new stock or supply to.
replenish
pristine
attentive
imperious
29. The ability to grow - develop - or improve
foresight
contortion
potential
scarcity
30. To run hurriedly w/ quick - short steps
swarm
contortion
brandish
scurry
31. To return to normal health or strength; recover
jargon
barricade
bluff
recuperate
32. To occupy the complete attention - absorb fully
engross
pristine
stamina
recluse
33. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
furtive
barricade
replenish
conspicuous
34. An enemy - opponent
jargon
somber
knoll
adversary
35. Act or move at high speed
contortion
hasten
jargon
subside
36. Make lighter or brighter
ignite
versatile
illuminate
recluse
37. To make smaller or less
conspicuous
exhilerate
barricade
diminish
38. To become less active or violent
subside
kindle
versatile
falter
39. Very tiring - calling for an extreme effort
ominous
grueling
commotion
concoction
40. Indicating opposition or resistance
counter
potential
brackish
serenity
41. To wear away or change - as in color or surface texture - by exposure to the wind - rain - and other conditions of the atmosphere
kindle
materialize
versatile
weather
42. The quality of being calm - peaceful - or untroubled
meticulous
serenity
obscure
bluff
43. A person who lives apart from society and often alone
quell
translucent
recluse
adversary
44. To mislead or deceive; to fake
bluff
havoc
potential
kindle
45. Easy to notice; obvious
sociable
defiance
foresight
conspicuous
46. To hesitate - stumble - lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive - weaken - decline
diminish
unsightly
falter
potential
47. Very serious or sad
monotonous
somber
falter
imperious
48. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jut
jostle
eavesdrop
dispel
49. Arousing wonder and fear - as if supernatural; eerie
unsightly
muster
meticulous
uncanny
50. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
fragrance
waft
misgivings
brandish