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. Virtuoso
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
2. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
3. Silhouette
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
4. Parasite
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
5. Maneuver
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► A schedule of prices or fees.