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. Quandary
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
2. Delegate
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
3. Repose
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
4. Unanimous
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
5. Random
► To condescend to give or grant
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
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