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Middle School Words Quiz 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an enemy, opponent

a)

aptitude

b)

apprehensive

c)

adversary

d)

attentive

2.

the place to which someone is going

a)

dismal

b)

diminish

c)

disdain

d)

destination

3.

forward movement, progress

a)

headway

b)

illuminate

c)

muster

d)

eavesdrop

4.

gather or bring together

a)

muster

b)

aplomb

c)

banish

d)

specimen

5.

the state of being calm and peaceful

a)

subside

b)

serenity

c)

sociable

d)

stamina

6.

poise, great self confidence

a)

outlandish

b)

adversary

c)

aplomb

d)

attentive

7.

to make or become smaller, reduce in size

a)

dismal

b)

jabber

c)

destination

d)

diminish

8.

cause to start burning

a)

ignite

b)

imperious

c)

illuminate

d)

destination

9.

to tell a story

a)

persistent

b)

ominous

c)

narrate

d)

sociable

10.

willing to engage with other people, friendly

a)

adversary

b)

sociable

c)

attentive

d)

apprehensive

11.

fearful or anxious, especially about the future

a)

diminish

b)

disdain

c)

imperious

d)

apprehensive

12.

to regard with scorn or contempt

a)

disdain

b)

dispel

c)

destination

d)

diminish

13.

to light up

a)

jabber

b)

imperious

c)

illuminate

d)

impending

14.

difficult to see, vague

a)

obscure

b)

outlandish

c)

headway

d)

ominous

15.

a natural ability to do something

a)

apprehensive

b)

attentive

c)

adversary

d)

aptitude

16.

serious

a)

serenity

b)

solemn

c)

sociable

d)

stamina

17.

causing gloom and misery

a)

jabber

b)

dismal

c)

disdain

d)

dispel

18.

about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way

a)

ominous

b)

ignite

c)

imperious

d)

impending

19.

unfavorable, threatening, bad omen

a)

obscure

b)

outlandish

c)

ominous

d)

banish

20.

a sample

a)

sociable

b)

specimen

c)

subside

d)

serenity

21.

paying close attention to something

a)

attentive

b)

narrate

c)

aptitude

d)

ominous

22.

to scatter about, break up

a)

banish

b)

diminish

c)

disdain

d)

dispel

23.

overbearing, seeking to dominate

a)

impending

b)

illuminate

c)

ignite

d)

imperious

24.

looking or sounding bizarre or strange

a)

outlandish

b)

aplomb

c)

obscure

d)

imperious

25.

the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort

a)

solemn

b)

sociable

c)

stamina

d)

specimen