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
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
► To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
► To make something by merging parts.
2. precipice
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
3. subside
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
4. imperious
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
5. acquire
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
