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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. Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)

► abolish

► economy

► area

► jut

2. The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

3. Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

4. To move in a quick fashion.

5. Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition

This Week's Word In The News

COUNTERVAILING
DEFINITION: Acting against with equal force. Exerting force against an opposing and often bad or harmful force or influence.	FOUND IN THE NEWS: The announcement came after the Government Accountability Board faced countervailing pressures from those who urged that the petitions be made readily available and from those who raised concerns about the safety of domestic abuse victims who wanted to keep their addresses confidential. ►Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 02/06/2012

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Words in the News Quiz5 Elementary Words

COUNTERVAILING

Words in the News Quiz
5 Elementary Words