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. Churlish
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
2. Quotidian
► To bring under control; conquer.
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
3. Temblor
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
4. Oligarchy
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
5. Photosynthesis
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
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