Resources for Teachers and Students
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
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
2. accomplish
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
3. compromise
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
4. meander
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
► An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
5. knoll
► An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
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