100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know – List 1

1. block off with barriers

• A. banish

• B. barricade

• C. bluff

• D. brandish

to wave or exhibit something in a dramatic way

• banish

• barricade

• bluff

• brandish

to force to leave a country or place; exile

• banish

• barricade

• bluff

• brandish

anxious or fearful; uneasy

• brackish

• apprehensive

• attentive

slightly salty

• brackish

• apprehensive

• attentive

Which word means 'to block off with barriers'?

• banish

• barricade

• bluff

• brandish

What is the term for 'an attempt to deceive'?

• banish

• barricade

• bluff

• brandish

an opponent or enemy

• aplomb

• adversary

• aptitude

the ability to learn or understand quickly

• aplomb

• adversary

• aptitude

self-confidence, especially in difficult situations

• aplomb

• adversary

• aptitude