
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. Belie
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
2. Lugubrious
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► To proceed completely around:
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
3. Hubris
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
4. Sanguine
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
5. Incontrovertible
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.