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. hasten
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
2. element
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► A measurement one can compare to.
3. abolish
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,
4. tactic
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
5. disdain
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.