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. Xylem
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
2. Sect
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
3. Antibody
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
4. Tariff
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
5. Quota
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A proportional part or share.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd