Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

JEOPARDIZE

DEFINITION:
Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.”
The Boston Herald, 05/11/2026

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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. Heritage

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

To honor the memory of with a ceremony

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.


2. Tranquility

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.


3. Toxin

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

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

A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

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


4. Camouflage

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

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

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

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


5. Wretched

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

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive


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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.