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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

PARLIAMENTARIAN

DEFINITION:
A consultant who advises the presiding officer and other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Mia Cooper, a parliamentarian for the district, brought her daughter to district meetings and state-level education forums as the girl grew up.
►The Los Angeles Times, 03/09/2026

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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. Parasite

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

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

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

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

2. Deduction

► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

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

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

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

3. Xylem

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

► The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.

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

► A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

4. Quarantine

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

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

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

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

5. Light-Year

► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

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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.

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