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. Kinetic
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
2. Fatuous
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
3. Temblor
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
4. Acumen
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
5. Vehement
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.