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Middle School Quiz
Words in the News
Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!
1. A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Wretched
► Kilometer
► Random
► Omnivore
2. A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Guru
► Sect
► Xylem
► Chronology
3. A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.
► Xylem
► Chronology
► Plateau
► Tsunami
4. To cringe in fear
► Cower
► Symbiosis
► Undulate
► Alliteration
5. Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Undulate
► Alliteration
► Analogy
► Outrageous
