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. Abrogate
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
2. Suffragist
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
3. Recapitulate
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
4. Parabola
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
5. Winnow
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
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.