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. Chicanery
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► To bring under control; conquer.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
2. Nadir
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
3. Fatuous
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
4. Omnipotent
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
5. Ziggurat
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
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.