
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. source
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
► The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
2. cause
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► The source or reason of an event or action
3. analogy
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
4. recuperate
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
5. imperious
► Capable of doing many things competently
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
► To clarify or make something understandable