
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. Deign
► To condescend to give or grant
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Sacrifice
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A proportional part or share.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
3. Flourish
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
4. Plateau
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
5. Levee
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace