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. Supercilious
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
2. Abjure
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
3. Parameter
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
4. Contradiction
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
5. Nihilism
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
► To make an accusation against.
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.