Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

REALLOCATE

DEFINITION:
To change the way that something is given or shared between people, groups, or organizations.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Carey said she would be “concerned with stocking the food pantries, but perhaps there is a better way to help for folks that had reallocate those funds somehow and then are either facing eviction or other things like that.”
The Key West Citizen, 12/08/2025

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Symbiosis

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

A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

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


2. Inference

The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

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

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

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.


3. Outrageous

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

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.


4. Silhouette

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

A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

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

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.


5. Typhoon

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

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

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


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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.