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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1. Xylem

To honor the memory of with a ceremony

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

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

The arrangement of events in time


2. Laconic

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

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

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


3. Enthusiastic

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

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

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

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm


4. Zoology

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

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

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.


5. Light-Year

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

Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

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

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,


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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.