Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words
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. Nonsectarian
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
2. Recapitulate
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
3. Lucid
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
4. Precipitous
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
5. Laissez faire
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Having a harmful effect; injurious.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.