100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know

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  1. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  2. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  3. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  4. aptitude
    inherent ability
  5. banish
    expel, as if by official decree
  6. barricade
    a barrier to impede the advance of an enemy
  7. bluff
    a high steep bank
  8. brackish
    slightly salty
  9. brandish
    move or swing back and forth
  10. circumference
    the length of the closed curve of a circle
  11. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  12. concoction
    the act of creating something by compounding or mixing
  13. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  14. contortion
    a tortuous and twisted shape or position
  15. counter
    a calculator recording the number of times something happens
  16. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  17. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  18. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  19. destination
    the place designated as the end, as of a race or journey
  20. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  21. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  22. dismal
    causing dejection
  23. dispel
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  24. eavesdrop
    listen without the speaker's knowledge
  25. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  26. ember
    a hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire
  27. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
  28. engross
    devote fully to
  29. exasperation
    actions that cause great irritation
  30. exhilarate
    fill with sublime emotion
  31. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  32. foresight
    seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
  33. fragrance
    a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
  34. furtive
    secret and sly
  35. grueling
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  36. gusto
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  37. habitation
    the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place
  38. hasten
    move fast
  39. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  40. headway
    forward movement
  41. ignite
    cause to start burning
  42. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  43. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  44. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  45. jabber
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  46. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  47. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
  48. jut
    extend out or project in space
  49. kindle
    catch fire
  50. knoll
    a small natural mound
  51. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  52. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  53. materialize
    come into being; become reality
  54. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  55. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  56. misgiving
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  57. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  58. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  59. multitude
    a large indefinite number
  60. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  61. narrate
    provide commentary for a film, for example
  62. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  63. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  64. outlandish
    noticeably or extremely unconventional or unusual
  65. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  66. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  67. potential
    existing in possibility
  68. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  69. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  70. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  71. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  72. recuperate
    restore to good health or strength
  73. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  74. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  75. restitution
    the act of restoring something to its original state
  76. sabotage
    a deliberate act of destruction or disruption
  77. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  78. serenity
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  79. sociable
    inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
  80. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  81. specimen
    a bit of tissue or fluid taken for diagnostic purposes
  82. stamina
    enduring strength and energy
  83. subside
    wear off or die down
  84. swagger
    walk with a lofty proud gait
  85. swarm
    a group of many things in the air or on the ground
  86. tactic
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
  87. terse
    brief and to the point
  88. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  89. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  90. unsightly
    unpleasant to look at
  91. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  92. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  93. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
  94. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  95. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  96. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  97. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
  98. scurry
    move about or proceed hurriedly
Created on Sun Feb 12 21:56:40 EST 2012

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