100 Word Middle Schoolers Should Know List 2

Match the following words and their definitions.

• move hesitatingly, as if about to fall

• grueling

• the act of creating something by mixing

• concoction

• the act of living in a place permanently

• fragrance

• a pleasingly sweet odor

• falter

• trying to the point of exhaustion

• habitation

Reorder the following in order of increasing meaning.

• exasperation

• dislike

• disdain

• defiance

• rebellion

What does headway mean?

• forward movement

• a small natural hill

• make lighter or brighter

• move in a curving course

What does illuminate mean?

• extremely unconventional

• bring together

• make lighter or brighter

• uneasiness about the fitness of an action

Answer explanation

Illuminate is related to the the Latin root word lumin-, lumen which means light.

Other related words are illumination and luminary, or one who has had a brilliant achievement.

Thomas Edison was a luminary of his time. So was Marie Curie.

What does imperious mean?

• the length of the closed curve of a circle

• capable of being shaped or bent

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• having or showing arrogant superiority

Answer explanation

What does jargon mean?

• forward movement

• a tortuous and twisted position

• technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

• a very steep cliff

Answer explanation

Jargon is the special language of a particular activity or group.

What does jut mean?

• bring together

• a small natural hill

• come out into view, as from concealment

• extend out or project in space

Answer explanation

It was a sharp ___ of rock on the top of a hill, a bare landscape amongst the tropics of the jungle.

What does knoll mean?

• a high steep bank

• a small natural hill

• a very steep cliff

• move fast

Answer explanation

With picnic blankets, hampers and candles in safety cups, the visitors began taking up their positions on the grassy knoll.

What does malleable mean?

• actions that cause great irritation

• capable of being shaped or bent

• uneasiness about the fitness of an action

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

Answer explanation

Gold and alluminum are very malleable metals.