Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

WILDFIRE

DEFINITION:
An unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
It was not yet clear how the wildfires started, but a long drought, low humidity and strong winds were fueling them.
The Key West Citizen, 04/27/2026

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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. Nebula

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

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

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

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.


2. Heritage

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

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

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

To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark


3. Analogy

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

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.


4. Exult

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

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

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.


5. Hieroglyphic

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.

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

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

To cringe in fear


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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.