Middle School Vocabulary Lists 1 and 2

The package reached its destination two days later. Destination means ...

• radiance

• navigation

• journey's end

• quell

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The opposite of loathe is ...

• glorious

• detest

• hate

• love

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

A rollercoaster is an exhilarating ride. Exhilarating means ...

• exciting

• copious

• adversary

• serenity

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Mrs. Simpson's face had an expression of exasperation for the students who were still on body paragraph 1. Exasperation means ...

• sociable

• annoyance

• serenity

• luminous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The uncanny weather created a mysterious feeling in the atmosphere. Uncanny means ...

• translucent

• exhilarating

• strange

• astute

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Kenneth had the stamina to play in two tournaments this weekend. Stamina means ....

• ruckus

• circumference

• energy

• headway

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Muster the troops! Muster means ....

• avert

• something that you put on a hot dog or hamburger

• call to duty

• diminish

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

When you decrease the size of something, you ........... it.

• avert

• diminish

• loathe

• quell

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The angry child took a deep breath to ________________ his anger.

• sociable

• quell

• astute

• muster

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The synonym for astute is ....

• friendly

• normal

• invigorating

• clever

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A