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. Evanescent
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
2. Euro
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
3. Hypotenuse
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
4. Kinetic
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
5. Abjure
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
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.