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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DENIALISM

DEFINITION:
Bianco’s investigation, which includes all the ballots cast in Riverside County in November, raises questions about how he would handle the election denialism movement if he is elected governor.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The practice of denying the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid.
►The Los Angeles Times, 03/23/2026

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1. Voracious

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

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

2. Impertinent

► The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

► To cringe in fear

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

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

3. Jaunty

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

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

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

4. Despondent

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

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

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

► Being without or almost without hope

5. Phloem

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

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

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

► The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

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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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