100 Vocabulary Words Middle Schoolers Should Know

adversary

apprehensive

attentive

barricade

aplomb

aptitude

banish

bluff

brackish

circumference

concoction

contortion

cunning

defiance

destination

disdain

dispel

egregious

emerge

exasperation

falter

fragrance

grueling

habitation

headway

illuminate

imperious

jargon

jut

knoll

malleable

meander

misgiving

monotonous

muster

obscure

outlandish

pertinent

precipice

pristine

recluse

replenish

restitution

scarcity

serenity

somber

stamina

swagger

tactic

translucent

unsightly

vigilant

waft

weather

brandish

commotion

conspicuous

counter

debris

deft

diminish

dismal

eavesdrop

ember

engross

exhilarate

foresight

furtive

gusto

hasten

ignite

impending

jabber

jostle

kindle

luminous

materialize

meticulous

momentum

multitude

narrate

ominous

persistent

potential

pristine

quell

recuperate

repugnant

sabotage

scurry

sociable

specimen

subside

swarm

terse

uncanny

versatile

vulnerable

waver

zeal