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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. Random
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
2. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
3. Tempo
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
4. Levee
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
5. Repose
► A proportional part or share.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
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