
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. Tranquility
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
2. Nocturnal
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
3. Symbiosis
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
4. Pulverize
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
5. Cower
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
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