LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.
Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words
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. Hegemony
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
2. Incognito
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
3. Interpolate
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
4. Quasar
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
5. Sanguine
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
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