
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. Maneuver
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
2. Impertinent
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
3. Ultraviolet
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The arrangement of events in time
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
4. Boisterous
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
5. Decorum
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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