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. Circumlocution
► To proceed completely around:
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
2. Oxidize
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
3. Moiety
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
4. Mitosis
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► To bring under control; conquer.
► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
5. Jejune
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.