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. Quasar
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
2. Abjure
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
3. Precipitous
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
4. Churlish
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
5. Diffident
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► 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.