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. except
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
► To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
2. restitution
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► A process of compensation for losses.
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
3. luminous
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► The source or reason of an event or action
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
4. various
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
► Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
5. symbolism
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
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