
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. Marsupial
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
2. Parasite
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
3. Cower
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
4. Jovial
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Jaunty
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.