
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. Antibody
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
2. Cower
► To condescend to give or grant
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
3. Salmonella
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
4. Guru
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
5. Quandary
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.