
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. eavesdrop
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
2. recluse
► The quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus gained by a moving object
► More than half (50%) of some group
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
3. conspicuous
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
4. ominous
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
5. obscure
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way