Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words
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. Oxidize
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
2. Enervate
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
3. Soliloquy
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
4. Winnow
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
5. Quasar
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.