Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

JEOPARDIZE

DEFINITION:
Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.”
The Boston Herald, 05/11/2026

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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. Decorum

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

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

To condescend to give or grant


2. Eclectic

Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

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

To proclaim publicly

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


3. Marsupial

Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.


4. Yacht

One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.

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

Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.


5. Hologram

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

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

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

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


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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.