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. Polymer
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
2. Lexicon
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
3. Mitosis
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
4. Abstemious
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
5. Abjure
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
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.