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. Nomenclature
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
2. Temblor
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
3. Nonsectarian
► To bring under control; conquer.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
4. Abjure
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
5. Incontrovertible
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
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