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. Hegemony
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
2. Detritus
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
3. Tempestuous
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
4. Nonsectarian
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► To make an accusation against.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
5. Expurgate
► To bring under control; conquer.
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.