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. hasten
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
2. obscure
► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
3. function
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
► What something does or is used for.
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
4. somber
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
5. observe
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► The source or reason of an event or action
► An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
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