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

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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. Marsupial

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

The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

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

A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness


2. Nuisance

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

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

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

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


3. Unanimous

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

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

An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

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


4. Gargoyle

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

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

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.


5. Divulge

To proclaim publicly

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

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

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


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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.