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. Recede
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
2. Nebula
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
3. Light-Year
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
4. Xylem
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Protagonist
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.