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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. compromise
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
► To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
2. contributions
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
3. ensure
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
4. unsightly
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
5. falter
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► The quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus gained by a moving object
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