Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

BOON

DEFINITION:
A thing that is helpful or beneficial.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A Miami World’s Fair would potentially result in a big tourism boon for the state and region, including the Florida Keys.
The Key West Citizen, 01/26/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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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. Tranquility

Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.

The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.


2. Random

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

To proclaim publicly

The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.


3. Sect

To cringe in fear

A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

The act of resting or the state of being at rest.


4. Exult

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy


5. Aspire

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,


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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.