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. primarily
► Of a central nature, first and foremost
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
2. falter
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
3. topic
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
4. jut
► To make something by merging parts.
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
5. headway
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
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