Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words
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. Nonsectarian
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
2. Ziggurat
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
3. Inculcate
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
4. Winnow
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
5. Expurgate
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.