
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. Abjure
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
2. Gauche
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
3. Nadir
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► To bring under control; conquer.
4. Belie
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
5. Gamete
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.