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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ADVERSE

DEFINITION:
Having a negative or harmful effect on something.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
There was no evidence of “any adverse or harmful chemical or other exposures,” he wrote.
The Boston Herald, 06/15/2026

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5 Elementary Words

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. weather

To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

To influence or alter.

Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress


2. document

Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress

Capable of doing many things competently

Of a central nature, first and foremost

A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.


3. reduce

A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

To attempt to stop the progression of.

Self-confidence; poise; composure.

To bring down the size, quantity, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.


4. concoction

The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

A mixture of various ingredients or elements.

A process of compensation for losses.

Anything that may be possible; a possibility


5. source

The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor

A glowing piece of coal or wood.

So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.


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Common Core State Standard
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.