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. Nanotechnology
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
2. Supercilious
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
3. Pecuniary
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
4. Facetious
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
5. Abstemious
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
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.