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. Impeach
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► To make an accusation against.
2. Circumlocution
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
3. Moiety
4. Reciprocal
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
5. Enervate
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► 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.