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. Renaissance
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
2. Parasite
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
3. Virtuoso
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
4. Undulate
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
5. Gargoyle
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
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