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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. Tumult
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
2. Delegate
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
3. Nebula
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
4. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
5. Suffrage
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
Step onto any school campus and you'll feel its energy. Each school is turbocharged with the power of young minds, bodies, hearts and spirits.
Here on the Western Slope, young citizens are honing and testing their skills to take on a rapidly changing world. Largely thanks to technology, they are in the midst of the most profound seismic shift the world has ever seen.
Perhaps no time in our history has it been more important to know what our youth are thinking, feeling and expressing.
The Sentinel is proud to spotlight some of their endeavors. Read on to see how some thoroughly modern students are helping learners of all ages connect with notable figures of the past.
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