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. A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples.
2. The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action.
3. Very talkative; garrulous.
4. An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
5. Clear to the understanding.
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