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. Enfranchise
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
2. Hypotenuse
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
3. Auspicious
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
4. Hegemony
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
5. Nihilism
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
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.