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. Oxidize
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
2. Diffident
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
3. Tautology
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
4. Churlish
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
5. Temblor
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
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.