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. Usurp
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
2. Obsequious
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
3. Epiphany
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
4. Detritus
► To make an accusation against.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
5. Vacuous
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.