
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. Hegemony
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
2. Impeach
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► To make an accusation against.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► To bring under control; conquer.
3. Parameter
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
4. Churlish
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
5. Abjure
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.