Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

INSPECTOR

DEFINITION:
An official employed to ensure that official regulations are obeyed, especially in public services.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are federal employees, and misconduct allegations are typically investigated by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility or by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of inspector General.
The Key West Citizen, 03/16/2026

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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. Renegade

A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

A rebirth or revival.

One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

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


2. Antibody

A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

Self-examination.

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

The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.


3. Fallacy

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.


4. Bamboozle

To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit


5. Levee

Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

An embankment built to prevent flooding

The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.


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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.