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. Boisterous
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
2. Hieroglyphic
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
3. Jaunty
► To condescend to give or grant
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
4. Xylem
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
5. Camouflage
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify