Words Every Middler Schooler Should Know, List 3

(v.) to wave something in a dramatic or threatening way

• brandish
• engross
• waft
• waver

(n.) a mixture of ingredients

• bluff
• concoction
• stamina
• momentum

(v.) to become smaller or less

• terse
• falter
• diminish
• recuperate

(adj.) physically or mentally exhausting

• grueling
• monotonous 
• attentive
• persistent 

(v.) to bring forth a feeling or ability from within

• jut
• dispel
• muster
• engross

(v.) to return to normal health or strength

• recuperate
• dispel
• emerge
• pertinent

(v.) to become less active, intense, or agitated

• subside
• engross
• persistent
• pertinent

(v.) to be unable to make a decision

• waver
• weathered
• vigilant
• terse

(adj.) brief and to the point

• jut
• grueling
• terse
• monotonous

(adj.) dull because of always being the same

• monotonous 
• vigilant
• zeal
• dispel