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. Unctuous
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
2. Omnipotent
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
3. Hegemony
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
4. Facetious
► To make an accusation against.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
5. Belie
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
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.