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. Winnow
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
2. Xenophobe
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
3. Omnipotent
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
4. Usurp
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
5. Suffragist
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
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.