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Middle School Quiz
Words in the News
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. The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Virtuoso
► Tranquility
► Ultraviolet
► Antibody
2. Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Antibody
► Embargo
► Ozone
► Outrageous
3. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Formidable
► Gargoyle
► Ellipse
► Omnivore
4. A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Omnivore
► Vaccine
► Symbiosis
► Divulge
5. An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
► Random
► Toxin
► Aspire
► Labyrinth