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. Exponent
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
2. Nocturnal
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
3. Toxin
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
4. Flourish
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
5. Phloem
► Being without or almost without hope
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
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