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Middle School Quiz
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. Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Deign
► Hieroglyphic
► Tsunami
► Impertinent
2. A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► Camouflage
► Maneuver
► Despondent
► Wretched
3. Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.
► Salmonella
► Formidable
► Marsupial
► Outrageous
4. The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.
► Levee
► Zoology
► Quandary
► Commemorate
5. To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Decorum
► Bamboozle
► Tempo
► Antibody