
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. Pulverize
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
2. Vertebrate
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
3. Lichen
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
4. Nocturnal
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
5. Parasite
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
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