Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words
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. Expurgate
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
2. Auspicious
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
3. Parameter
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
4. Thermodynamics
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
5. Enervate
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.