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
► An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
► To make something by merging parts.
2. aplomb
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
3. exhilarate
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
4. exasperation
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
5. source
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen