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. Unanimous
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
2. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
3. Accentuate
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
4. Camouflage
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
5. Deduction
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
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