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. Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.
2. Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
3. Timid, fearful, overly cautious
4. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
5. Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
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