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. reduce
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► To clarify or make something understandable
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
2. clarify
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
3. effect
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
4. imperious
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
5. serenity
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
► To relate a story or series of events by speech or writing.
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