Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words
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. Hegemony
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
2. Nadir
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
3. Gauche
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
4. Vehement
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► To bring under control; conquer.
5. Polymer
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.