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. relationship
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
2. fragrance
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
3. illuminate
► To clarify or make something understandable
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
4. banish
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
► To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
5. deft
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
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