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. Suffragist
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
2. Incontrovertible
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
3. Nadir
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
4. Fatuous
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
5. Gerrymander
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
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.