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. Antebellum
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
2. Abrogate
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
3. Laissez faire
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► To bring under control; conquer.
4. Parabola
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
5. Hypotenuse
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
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.