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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. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

Bamboozle
Aspire
Bizarre
Antibody

2. A schedule of prices or fees.

Tariff
Salmonella
Dialogue
Jaunty

3. Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

Dialogue
Jaunty
Chronology
Heritage

4. A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

Tempo
Undulate
Marsupial
Lichen

5. Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

Unanimous
Yacht
Kilometer
Accentuate

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THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

FIASCO

DEFINITION:
A complete failure, especially one that is ignominious or humiliating.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A former state official who played a major role in the state's biggest privatization fiasco is now making money trying to help Texas fix the problems that resulted.
Dallas Morning News, 03/15/2010