Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

INSPECTOR

DEFINITION:
An official employed to ensure that official regulations are obeyed, especially in public services.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are federal employees, and misconduct allegations are typically investigated by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility or by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of inspector General.
The Key West Citizen, 03/16/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Inference

The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

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

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

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


2. Nebula

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

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

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.

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


3. Suffrage

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

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

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

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.


4. Omnivore

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

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

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

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


5. Impertinent

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

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

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

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


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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.