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. Hemoglobin
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
2. Hypotenuse
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
3. Impeach
► To proceed completely around:
► To make an accusation against.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
4. Kowtow
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
5. Abrogate
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
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.