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THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS

LIQUIDITY
DEFINITION: Capable of covering current liabilities quickly with current assets.	FOUND IN THE NEWS: "The Central Bank said Electronica had inadequate liquidity to meet its depositors' and creditors' demands." Moscow Times, Nov. 17, 2008

Middle School Quiz
Words in the News

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. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

Parasite
Levee
Recede
Maneuver

2. One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

Cower
Aspire
Enthusiastic
Exponent

3. An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

Bandolier
Tsunami
Rainforest
Immune

4. An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

Rainforest
Immune
Tundra
Plateau

5. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

Exult
Stereotype
Phloem
Delegate