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. Hubris
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
2. Infrastructure
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
3. Enervate
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
4. Epiphany
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
5. Quasar
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
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.