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. Participle
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
2. Aspire
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► The arrangement of events in time
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
3. Parasite
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
4. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
5. Ellipse
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
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