
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. Kilometer
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
2. Tempo
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
3. Tariff
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A schedule of prices or fees.
4. Chronology
► A proportional part or share.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► The arrangement of events in time
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
5. Exponent
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
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