Resources for Teachers and Students
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. somber
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
► A particular geographic region.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
2. misgivings
► A particular geographic region.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
3. ensure
► The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
4. fragrance
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
5. exhilarate
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
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