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. symbolism
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy.
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
2. cunning
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
► To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
3. current
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
4. affect
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
5. vulnerable
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
► A process of compensation for losses.
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