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. Lucid
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► Having a harmful effect; injurious.
► To bring under control; conquer.
2. Evanescent
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
3. Churlish
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
4. Gerrymander
► A diligent, dependable worker.
5. Orthography
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► To proceed completely around:
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.