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. Winnow
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
2. Circumnavigate
► To proceed completely around:
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
3. Inculcate
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
4. Lugubrious
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► 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:
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
5. Orthography
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
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.