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THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

BROKER

DEFINITION:
To arrange or negotiate a settlement, deal or plan.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
"Israel pressed home its ground assault in Gaza in the face of French-led diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire."
Yahoo News, Jan. 5, 2009

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Words in the News

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. A rebirth or revival.

Quandary
Renaissance
Tempo
Heritage


2. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

Bizarre
Aspire
Plateau
Undulate


3. The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

Unanimous
Suffrage
Polygon
Kilometer


4. Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

Dialogue
Metaphor
Vaccine
Nebula


5. Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

Vaccine
Nebula
Light-Year
Impertinent


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