
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. Mutation
► A proportional part or share.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
2. Vacillate
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
3. Analogy
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
4. Labyrinth
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
5. Impertinent
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
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