
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. Ellipse
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Accentuate
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
3. Embargo
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
4. Delegate
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
5. Protagonist
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant