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. unsightly
► Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
2. aplomb
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
3. compromise
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
4. serenity
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
5. vigilant
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it