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. repugnant
► A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
2. majority
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► More than half (50%) of some group
► To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
3. abolish
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
4. sociable
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
5. clarify
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
► To completely engage the attention of.
► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it