
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. Light-Year
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
2. Jovial
► A proportional part or share.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
3. Quarantine
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
4. Vertebrate
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
5. Tempo
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.