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. Tempestuous
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
2. Equinox
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
3. Epiphany
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
4. Nadir
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
5. Ziggurat
► To proceed completely around:
► To bring under control; conquer.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
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