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. brackish
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
► To clarify or make something understandable
► The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
2. significance
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
3. monotonous
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
4. abolish
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
5. accomplish
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.