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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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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. Light-Year

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

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

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

2. Kilometer

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

► To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion

► The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

3. Undulate

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

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

► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.

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

4. Technique

► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

5. Protagonist

► The main character in a drama or other literary work.

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

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

► Being without or almost without hope

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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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