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. Polymer
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
2. Hubris
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
3. Enervate
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
4. Impeach
► To make an accusation against.
► To proceed completely around:
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
5. Photosynthesis
► A diligent, dependable worker.
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