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. Chromosome
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
2. Equinox
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
3. Jejune
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
4. Kowtow
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
5. Photosynthesis
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
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