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. brandish
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► A particular geographic region.
2. ember
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
3. abolish
► To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
► A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
4. quell
► Of a central nature, first and foremost
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
5. cause
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
► The source or reason of an event or action