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. Ellipse
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
2. Quota
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A proportional part or share.
3. Vertebrate
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
4. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
5. Metaphor
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.