
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. impact
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
2. similar
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
► To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
3. pertinent
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
4. defiance
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
5. diminish
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► Emitting light; glowing brightly