Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ACCESS

DEFINITION:
The freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Restrict access to out-of-state entities, like federal agencies, private entities, or other states, unless required by a court order or judicial warrant.
The Duluth News Tribune, 08/24/2026

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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. Mosaic

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

A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

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

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


2. Formidable

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

Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

The arrangement of events in time

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


3. Jovial

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

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

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.


4. Spectrum

The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

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

An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark


5. Bizarre

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

A schedule of prices or fees.

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

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.


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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.