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. Lugubrious
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
2. Orthography
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
3. Vacuous
► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
4. Tectonic
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
5. Interpolate
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
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.