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. Formidable
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
2. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
3. Mosaic
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
4. Guerrilla
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
5. Deign
► To condescend to give or grant
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