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. Contradiction
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
2. Inculcate
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► To make an accusation against.
3. Hegemony
► To make an accusation against.
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
4. Enervate
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
5. Detritus
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
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.