100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know by Am Heritage Dictionaries
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| Adversary | an opponent or enemy.
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| Aplomb | self-confidence; especially in a difficult situation; assurance
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| Apprehensive | anxious or fearful, uneasy.
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| Aptitude | the ability to learn or understand something quickly.
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| Attentive | 1. Giving attention to something. 2. Paying careful attention to the comfort or concerns of others; considerate.
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| Banish | to force to leave a country or place; exile.
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| Barricade - noun: | 1. A usually temporary structure set up, as across a route of access, to block the passage of an enemy or opponent. 2. Something that serves as an obstacle; a barrier.
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| Barricade - verb: | 1. To block an opening or passage with an obstacle or a barrier. 2. To enclose or exclude someone by constructing a barricade.
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| Bluff | to engage in a false display of strength or confidence, especially in order to deceive someone.
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| Brackish | slightly salty.
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| Brandish | to wave or exhibit something in a dramatic or threatening way.
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| Circumference | the boundary of an area, an object, or a geometric figure, especially a circle.
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| Commotion | noisy activity or confusion.
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| Concoction | something that has been prepared by putting several things together; a mixture of ingredients.
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| Conspicuous | 1. Easily seen; obvious. 2. Attracting attention; striking; remarkable.
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| Contortion | a sharp twist or bend in something.
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| Counter | to do or say something in opposition to something else.
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| Cunning | sly, crafty, or clever.
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| Debris | the scattered remains of something broken, destroyed, or discarded; rubble or wreckage.
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| Defiance | the act of defying; open resistance to an opposing force or authority.
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| Deft | quick and skillful; adroit.
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| Destination | the place to which a person or thing is going or is sent.
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| Diminish | to make or become smaller of less; reduce or decrease.
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| Disdain – noun: | A feeling that someone or something is bad, worthless, or low; scorn or contempt.
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| Disdain – verb: | To have or show this feeling about someone or something.
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| Dismal | 1. Causing gloom or depression; dreary. 2. Feeling gloomy; depressed; miserable.
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| Dispel | to cause to disappear; drive away; disperse.
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| Eavesdrop | to listen secretly to the private conversation of others.
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| Egregious | well beyond the bounds of what is right of proper; outrageous.
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| Ember | a glowing piece of burning wood or coal.
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| Emerge | to become visible or known.
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| Engross | to occupy the complete attention of someone; absorb.
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| Exasperation | a state of anger, impatience, or great irritation.
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| Exhilarate | to cause someone to feel very happy; elate.
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| Falter | to proceed or continue in an unsteady or weakening manner.
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| Foresight | the ability to imagine what is likely to happen in the future.
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| Fragrance | a sweet or pleasant odor; a scent.
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| Furtive | 1. Done or acting in a way that is intended not be noticed; sneaky. 2. Giving the appearance of not wanting to be noticed, especially in showing nervousness.
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| Grueling | physically or mentally exhausting.
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| Gusto | great enjoyment; zest.
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| Habitation | a place in which to live; a residence.
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| Hasten | 1. To move or act swiftly; hurry. 2. To cause something to happen more quickly than it would otherwise.
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| Havoc | very great destruction or disorder.
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| Headway | progress toward a destination or a goal.
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| Ignite | 1. To cause something to start burning. 2. To begin to burn; catch fire.
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| Illuminate | to provide with light or cast light on someone or something.
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| Impending | about to occur.
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| Imperious | arrogant; overbearing; domineering.
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| Jabber | to talk rapidly and in a senseless manner.
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| Jargon | the specialized language of a trade, profession, or group of people.
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| Jostle | to bump roughly against one another person or thing.
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| Jut | to extend sharply outward or upward; project.
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| Kindle | 1. To build and start a fire. 2. To arouse or excite a feeling.
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| Knoll | a small, rounded hill.
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| Luminous | giving off light; shining.
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| Malleable | capable of being shaped or formed by pressing, hammering, or another forceful action.
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| Materialize | to appear out of nowhere.
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| Meander | to follow a winding and turning course.
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| Meticulous | showing great concern for details; extremely careful or precise.
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| Misgivings | feelings of doubt or concern.
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| Momentum | a quantity used to measure the motion of a body, equal to the product of its mass and velocity. Any change in the speed or direction of a body changes its momentum.
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| Monotonous | dull because of being always the same.
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| Multitude | a very large number.
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| Muster | 1. To bring a group of soldiers together; assemble. 2. To bring forth a feeling or ability from within oneself.
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| Narrate | 1. To tell a story or describe a series of events. 2. To provide or read the spoken comments for a documentary or other video.
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| Obscure | 1. Difficult to understand; vague. 2. Not widely known about.
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| Ominous | being a sign of trouble, danger, or disaster; threatening.
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| Outlandish | unconventional; strange.
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| Persistent | 1. Refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties. 2. Repeating or continuing without stopping.
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| Potential | the ability to grow, develop, or improve.
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| Precipice | a very steep or overhanging mass of rock, such as the face of a cliff.
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| Pristine | remaining in a pure or unspoiled state.
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| Quell | to cause a feeling to become less intense; calm or settle.
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| Recluse | a person who lives alone or has little to do with other people.
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| Recuperate | to return to normal health or strength; recover.
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| Replenish | to build up a supply of something again; fill again.
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| Repugnant | causing disgust; offensive or repulsive.
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| Restitution | the act of doing something or paying money to make up for some damage, loss, or injury that you have caused.
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| Sabotage | a deliberate and usually secret act that causes damage or hinders an activity.
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| Scarcity | an insufficient amount or supply; a shortage.
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| Scurry | to move with light running steps; scamper.
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| Serenity | the quality of being calm, peaceful, or untroubled.
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| Sociable | enjoying the company of others; friendly.
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| Somber | very serious or sad.
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| Specimen | something that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things, such as an entire species of living things.
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| Stamina | the power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance.
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| Subside | to become less active, intense, or agitated; abate.
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| Swagger | to walk in a way that makes it look as if you think you are important or very confident; strut.
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| Swarm | a large number of insects or other small creatures, especially when in motion.
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| Tactic | an action that is planned to achieve a goal.
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| Terse | brief and to the point; concise.
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| Translucent | allowing light to pass through, but blurring it so that images cannot be seen clearly.
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| Uncanny | 1. Arousing wonder and fear, as if supernatural; eerie. 2. Mysterious or impossible to explain; strangely out of the ordinary.
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| Unsightly | not pleasant to look at; unattractive.
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| Versatile | having varied uses or functions.
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| Vigilant | watching out for danger or something that might go wrong; watchful.
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| Vulnerable | capable of being harmed, damaged, or injured.
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| Waft | to float easily and gently on the air; drift.
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| Waver | 1. To move unsteadily back and forth. 2. To hesitate or be unable to make a decision; vacillate.
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| Weather | to wear away or change, as in color or surface texture, by exposure to the wind, rain, and other conditions of the atmosphere.
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| Zeal | great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal.
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