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100 Word Middle Schoolers Should Know List 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following words and their definitions.

a)

concoction

1.

the act of creating something by mixing

b)

falter

2.

move hesitatingly, as if about to fall

c)

fragrance

3.

a pleasingly sweet odor

d)

grueling

4.

trying to the point of exhaustion

e)

habitation

5.

the act of living in a place permanently

2.

Reorder the following in order of increasing meaning.

a)

exasperation

b)

dislike

c)

disdain

d)

defiance

e)

rebellion

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
3.

What does headway mean?

a)

forward movement

b)

a small natural hill

c)

make lighter or brighter

d)

move in a curving course

4.

What does illuminate mean?

a)

extremely unconventional

b)

bring together

c)

make lighter or brighter

d)

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

5.

What does imperious mean?

a)

the length of the closed curve of a circle

b)

capable of being shaped or bent

c)

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

d)

having or showing arrogant superiority

6.

What does jargon mean?

a)

forward movement

b)

a tortuous and twisted position

c)

technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

d)

a very steep cliff

7.

What does jut mean?

a)

bring together

b)

a small natural hill

c)

come out into view, as from concealment

d)

extend out or project in space

8.

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

9.

What does knoll mean?

a)

a high steep bank

b)

a small natural hill

c)

a very steep cliff

d)

move fast

10.

What does malleable mean?

a)

actions that cause great irritation

b)

capable of being shaped or bent

c)

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

d)

move hesitatingly, as if about to give way