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. Bandolier
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
2. Flourish
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
3. Deduction
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
4. Guerrilla
► To condescend to give or grant
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
5. Virtuoso
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.