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Words in the News Quiz
5 Elementary 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. The source or reason of an event or action

outlandish

scurry

quell

cause


2. A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.

dismal

document

reflection

persistent


3. To make happy, cheer up.

exhilarate

kindle

except

falter


4. A small hill or mound.

except

falter

function

knoll


5. Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.

boundary

symbolism

brackish

compose


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This Week's Word In The News 

SEDENTARY

DEFINITION:
Accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Pets are getting fatter because of their increasingly sedentary lifestyles and they are being overfed, and more than one in seven cats and dogs in Ohio are now overweight or obese, according to a new report
Dayton Daily News, 05/21/2012

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