Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

CONDUIT

DEFINITION:
A means of transmitting or distributing.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
It’s the only conduit for those without a direct relationship with Banksy to reach out to the artist, whose identity has never been confirmed.
The Tampa Bay Times, 08/03/2026

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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. Undulate

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

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

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

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


2. Polygon

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

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

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles


3. Accentuate

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

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

To stress or emphasize; intensify


4. Tundra

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.


5. Strategy

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

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

To honor the memory of with a ceremony

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


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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.