Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

BILLIONAIRE

DEFINITION:
One whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
The Los Angeles Times, 02/09/2026

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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. Participle

A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

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

An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.


2. Bamboozle

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

To stress or emphasize; intensify

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


3. Polygon

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

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.


4. Jovial

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.


5. Formidable

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

Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

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

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


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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.