Resources for Teachers and Students
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. disdain
► Timid, fearful, overly cautious
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
2. translucent
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
3. foresight
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
► To completely engage the attention of.
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
4. impending
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► To relate a story or series of events by speech or writing.
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
5. luminous
► To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
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