
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. Inculcate
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
2. Paradigm
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
3. Quotidian
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
4. Unctuous
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
5. Lugubrious
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.