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. Plasma
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
2. Subjugate
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► To bring under control; conquer.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
3. Oligarchy
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
4. Hubris
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
5. Abjure
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
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.