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. convey
► Disappointingly inadequate; gloomy and bleak.
► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
2. engross
► To completely engage the attention of.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
3. misgivings
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
4. jostle
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
► Capable of doing many things competently
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
5. boundary
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
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