
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. Outrageous
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
2. Fallacy
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
3. Ellipse
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
4. Technique
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
5. Quarantine
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
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