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. Pecuniary
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
2. Subjugate
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
► To bring under control; conquer.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
3. Soliloquy
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
4. Fiduciary
► To proceed completely around:
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
5. Epiphany
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
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.