
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. Divulge
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Being without or almost without hope
2. Solstice
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
3. Ellipse
4. Gargoyle
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
5. Renaissance
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► A schedule of prices or fees.