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
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
2. establish
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
3. swarm
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
4. infer
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
5. contributions
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.