Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

RENDERING

DEFINITION:
Giving something to someone.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The replay booth has been working overtime in the Stanley Cup Final, and the officials charged with rendering the final verdicts probably won’t be getting any comped dinners in Las Vegas anytime soon.
►The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 06/08/2026

Generate your own quiz
Select a grade level
 Elementary
 Middle School
 High School
Select a quiz type
 By words
 By Definitions
Select how many questions
5   10   15   20  

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. Moiety

► The science and technology of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules.

► A part, portion, or share.

► Very talkative; garrulous.

► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.

2. Nihilism

► To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections.

► Everyday; commonplace.

► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.

► Playfully jocular; humorous

3. Evanescent

► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.

► The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action.

► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

► A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.

4. Plasma

► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

► A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.

► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.

► The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended.

5. Abrogate

► Architectural.

► Eating and drinking in moderation.

► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:

► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.

Get more Quizzes 

 Elementary School    Middle School   High School  

 By Word     By Definition    5  10  15  20 Questions

Common Core State Standard
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.