
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. Despondent
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Being without or almost without hope
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
2. Unanimous
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
3. Sect
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
4. Strategy
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
5. Guerrilla
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
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