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. illuminate
► To clarify or make something understandable
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► A process of compensation for losses.
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
2. meticulous
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► Timid, fearful, overly cautious
► Brief, concise, to the point.
3. reference
► A measurement one can compare to.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
4. symbolism
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
► Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
5. compose
► To make something by merging parts.
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied