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. Nadir
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
2. Soliloquy
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► To proceed completely around:
3. Enervate
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
4. Nihilism
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
5. Loquacious
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
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.