
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. Deduction
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
2. Lichen
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
3. Tumult
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
4. Voracious
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
5. Xylem
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
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