Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

REMEDIATION

DEFINITION:
The action of remedying something, in particular of reversing or stopping environmental damage.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Chief Building Official Ron Wampler initially sent out a stop-work order by email on Wednesday to Marino Construction until a soil remediation plan is done, as advised by DEP officials.
The Key West Citizen, 03/02/2026

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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. Nuisance

Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.


2. Aspire

A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.


3. Heritage

Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

The arrangement of events in time

To cringe in fear


4. Tsunami

To cringe in fear

Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.


5. Unanimous

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

A schedule of prices or fees.

Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold


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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.