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. Feckless
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
2. Oxidize
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
3. Facetious
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
4. Epiphany
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
5. Totalitarian
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