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. Yacht
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
2. Solstice
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
3. Strategy
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
4. Labyrinth
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
5. Bandolier
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
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