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. symbolism
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
2. tactic
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
► To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
3. ominous
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
4. uncanny
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
5. abolish
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.