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. Phloem
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
2. Deign
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► To condescend to give or grant
3. Decorum
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
4. Nocturnal
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
5. Rainforest
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.