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. Epiphany
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
2. Metamorphosis
► Having a harmful effect; injurious.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
3. Lexicon
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
4. Subjugate
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► To bring under control; conquer.
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
5. Obsequious
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
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