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. Fatuous
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
2. Hegemony
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
3. Kowtow
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
4. Oxidize
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
5. Hubris
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.