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. Filibuster
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
2. Unctuous
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
3. Laissez faire
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
4. Equinox
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
5. Quotidian
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
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.