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. Virtuoso
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► To condescend to give or grant
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
2. Lichen
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
3. Solstice
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
4. Bandolier
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► Being without or almost without hope
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
5. Sect
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► A proportional part or share.