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. Hubris
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
2. Temblor
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
3. Vacuous
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
4. Omnipotent
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
5. Oligarchy
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
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.