LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.
Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words
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. Supercilious
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
2. Filibuster
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► To bring under control; conquer.
3. Impeach
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► To make an accusation against.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
4. Hubris
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
5. Laissez faire
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.