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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DONNED

DEFINITION:
To have put something on, as in clothing or hats.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Quarterback Matthew Stafford donned his neoprene undergarment.
►The Los Angeles Times, 01/19/2026

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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. Participle

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

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

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

2. Bizarre

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

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

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

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

3. Unanimous

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

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

► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

4. Tranquility

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

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

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

5. Labyrinth

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

► An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

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

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

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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.

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