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Newspaper Headlines 1 Quiz Student Name: ______________

Print this exercise and match the headline words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. cop a serious attempt to attain something.
2. head the act of putting to death.
3. bug fire
4. axe denoting or pertaining to persons who do not have jobs.
5. awe to escape by moving rapidly away; run away.
6. ordeal (informal) a virus or bacterium, esp. one that causes disease.
7. blaze to direct or lead.
8. blast a conflict, battle, or disagreement.
9. jet to support someone or something
10. killing (informal) a police officer.
11. hold to provide assistance, help, or relief to.
12. bid an airplane.
13. mob to forbid, usu. officially; prohibit.
14. jobless an explosion.
15. aid to help, to incentive enthusiastically.
16. haul a very strong feeling of wonder, reverence, or fear, caused by something grand or powerful.
17. ban an agreement between two or more parties, to their mutual advantage.
18. clash a large, disorderly, or riotous crowd of people.
19. flee reduction
20. fear to detain, keep in police custody.
21. deal a painful, exhausting experience.
22. back large quantity that has been stolen.
23. cut to cut, destroy, reduce
24. boost an emotion characterized by anxious expectation.