Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SITUATED

DEFINITION:
Having a site, situation, or location.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
If the Netflix deal goes through, it could have implications for New Mexico, with one of Netflix’s major facilities situated in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol community, local industry experts say.
The Albuquerque Journal, 01/12/2026

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5 Middle School 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. Bizarre

Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.


2. Tempo

The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

A schedule of prices or fees.

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace


3. Delegate

Being without or almost without hope

A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark


4. Parasite

A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.

A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.


5. Repose

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles

The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

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

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


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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.