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. Churlish
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
2. Lugubrious
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
3. Yeoman
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
4. Orthography
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
5. Jejune
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
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.