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100 Words every Middle School Student should know
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Middle school presents students with new challenges as they make the leap from childhood to adolescence and prepare to step into a broader world. The subjects at school are more demanding, teachers have higher expectations, and homework multiplies.
One thing parents can do to help their kids negotiate this often-daunting transition is to equip them with a well-rounded and robust vocabulary. Knowing more sophisticated words—what they mean, how to spell and pronounce them—makes reading easier and writing more expressive.
This book focuses on words that students are sure to encounter in the middle school grades. Each word has a dictionary definition and a pronunciation and appears in at least one quotation. Authors quoted include young-adult favorites such as J. K. Rowling, Lois Lowry, Jerry Spinelli, and Gary Soto. Students will discover why these authors have chosen these words, and will see what a difference the right word can make.
If students are attentive and persistent in their reading, soon they will be
writing with gusto and zeal!
Here is a complete list of the words in 100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know:
Middle school presents students with new challenges as they make the leap from childhood to adolescence and prepare to step into a broader world. The subjects at school are more demanding, teachers have higher expectations, and homework multiplies.
One thing parents can do to help their kids negotiate this often-daunting transition is to equip them with a well-rounded and robust vocabulary. Knowing more sophisticated words—what they mean, how to spell and pronounce them—makes reading easier and writing more expressive.
This book focuses on words that students are sure to encounter in the middle school grades. Each word has a dictionary definition and a pronunciation and appears in at least one quotation. Authors quoted include young-adult favorites such as J. K. Rowling, Lois Lowry, Jerry Spinelli, and Gary Soto. Students will discover why these authors have chosen these words, and will see what a difference the right word can make.
If students are attentive and persistent in their reading, soon they will be
writing with gusto and zeal!
Here is a complete list of the words in 100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know:
adversary
aplomb apprehensive aptitude attentive banish barricade bluff brackish brandish circumference commotion concoction conspicuous contortion counter cunning debris defiance deft destination diminish disdain dismal dispel eavesdrop egregious ember emerge engross exasperation exhilarate falter foresight fragrance furtive grueling gusto habitation hasten headway ignite illuminate impending imperious jabber jargon jostle jut kindle |
knoll
luminous malleable materialize meander meticulous misgivings momentum monotonous multitude muster narrate obscure ominous outlandish persistent pertinent potential precipice pristine pristine quell recluse recuperate replenish repugnant restitution sabotage scarcity scurry serenity sociable somber specimen stamina subside swagger swarm tactic terse translucent uncanny unsightly versatile vigilant vulnerable waft waver weather zeal |