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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 closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
Renegade
Polygon
Jaunty
Enthusiastic
2. The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
Spectrum
Sacrifice
Renaissance
Immune
3. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
Guerrilla
Flourish
Tumult
Kilometer
4. To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
Bizarre
Bamboozle
Dialogue
Labyrinth
5. Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
Jovial
Quandary
Vertebrate
Analogy
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