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. Abjure
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
2. Quasar
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
3. Chromosome
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
4. Yeoman
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► To bring under control; conquer.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
5. Filibuster
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
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.