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. restitution
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
► A process of compensation for losses.
► Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.
2. various
► The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
3. brandish
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
4. economy
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► The source or reason of an event or action
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
5. relationship
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
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