
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. Deduction
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
2. Metaphor
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
3. Tempo
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
4. Divulge
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
5. Xylem
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation