The students are united by shared suffering, and by a common
adversary.
WORD LISTS100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should KnowDecember 12, 2014
By Vocabulary.com (NY)
 American Heritage Dictionaries normally feature about 70,000 entries. From that multitude, the editors have chosen 100 words that are neither obscure nor outlandish that could give middle schoolers more aplomb and aptitude in their verbal encounters. If you're not sure whether that is something you need, study this list.
Words selected by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.   
adversary
aplomb
I wish I had handled it with
aplomb.
apprehensive
Virga still feels
apprehensive when visiting an unfamiliar zoo.
aptitude
I was recently asked in an interview, what is more valued by companies –
aptitude or attitude?
attentive
You make sure to be extra
attentive to your friend.
banish
Napoleon loses so big that he is
banished to an island.
barricade
The Secret Service ordered nearby streets and parking lots
barricaded for security.
bluff
Sporting a pith helmet, Nixon observed that “whoever is talking the loudest is pretty sure to be
bluffing.”
brackish
Brackish water can be used, but freshwater is easier and less costly.
brandish
Hart
brandished a “Free Hugs” sign as he stood alone in front of a police barricade.
circumference
That's almost 10 times the
circumference of the Earth, which is a surprisingly small 24,859.82 miles.
commotion
Moments later came
commotion, followed by shouts of “Stop pushing me!”
concoction
There are some food combos that blend beautifully with each other to create truly tasty
concoctions.
conspicuous
Today, the link is more
conspicuous: highlighted in blue, it appears directly beneath the site’s login form.
contortion
There was tumbling, human pyramids and bodies stretched into extraordinary
contortions.
counter
The seller can then accept,
counter or reject the offer.
cunning
Moreover, it was no secret that Cleopatra had ruthless
cunning and superior intelligence.
debris
The blast rattled their homes and sent
debris flying onto nearby properties, they said.
defiance
Schools still could expel students for violating school rules or laws and could suspend students for willful
defiance of authorities in grades 4 through 12.
deft
To make it work requires a
deft hand.
destination
Airports get stacked up with planes that can’t take off for their
destinations.
diminish
By Friday morning, most of the heavy rain is expected to
diminish.
disdain
In the visage of Grumpy Cat, it seems, her fans found the perfect holy expression of indifferent
disdain for all things.
dismal
It’s been a pretty
dismal month, as far as world events go, but the news wasn’t all bad thanks to some very entertaining on-air mishaps.
dispel
For most of us,
dispelling the darkness is as simple as turning on a light.
eavesdrop
They
eavesdrop on the noises that other birds make while hiding food in order to steal the stash later, new research shows.
egregious
Prosecutors questioned him about killings and other
egregious human rights abuses perpetrated by his regime.
ember
“Every hot spot is an
ember that, if not contained, can become a new fire,” Obama said.
emerge
They say that program has helped them
emerge from the shadows, making possible a work permit, a Social Security number and enhanced self-respect.
engross
I don’t know how long I was reading; I was so
engrossed in the paper that I did not hear any footsteps.
exasperation
Like many a teenager on his school holidays, Parys is in bed, his mother explains with
exasperation.
exhilarate
“To see Yosemite Falls coming to life this morning is truly
exhilarating,” Park Superintendent Don Neubacher said in a statement.
falter
“The rocket has
faltered, but it won’t crash,” he said.
foresight
But nobody had the wherewithal or
foresight to think that day would actually happen.
fragrance
After 30 minutes in the oven, what hits you first is the enticing, warm
fragrance that fills your kitchen.
furtive
What muffled whispers do they share, what
furtive games are they playing?
grueling
As of Dec. 19, 22 students will have made it through a
grueling curriculum that requires about 700 hours of computer code.
gusto
They each approach their tasks with
gusto that can only be admired, even if the results can’t.
habitation
Although the area is not fit for human
habitation, many poor people who work in the coal mines live here.
hasten
Rather than wait for that day, he set out to
hasten its arrival.
headway
At times, you feel like you’re struggling to run forward, going through the motions but making no
headway, frozen in place.
ignite
Firefighters say the blaze started when stain-soaked rags
ignited on the front porch.
illuminate
The problem is that for
illuminating answers, you need to ask the right questions.
impending
First, he gives the enemy 12 days of warning about
impending air attacks.
imperious
It was a little scary how quickly he flipped from friendly to
imperious.
jabber
A parrot
jabbered atop its cage and a monkey squealed and battered at its bronze ring, until its owner brought bananas.
jargon
Steer clear of
jargon, me-too claims, and statements without substance.
jostle
In Jerusalem, great religions have crowded and
jostled their way down through millenniums.
jut
From its long beak
juts a fearsome tooth.
kindle
Recently in class I saw the fire of an idea flicker in a first-year student’s eyes—and so to
kindle it I cold-called him.
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