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. Tumult
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
2. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
3. Formidable
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
4. Omnivore
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
5. Heritage
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
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