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. Enervate
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
2. Churlish
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
3. Filibuster
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
4. Equinox
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
5. Chromosome
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.