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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 prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Enthusiastic
► Boycott
► Heritage
► Embargo
2. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Nuisance
► Jaunty
► Mutation
► Technique
3. One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Technique
► Protagonist
► Parasite
► Typhoon
4. To proclaim publicly
► Hologram
► Divulge
► Plateau
► Tariff
5. A proportional part or share.
► Tariff
► Marsupial
► Aspire
► Quota