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DETRIMENTAL

DEFINITION:
Causing harm or damage.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the A’s relocation process in motion, if the court found SB1 to be unconstitutional, it would be detrimental to the team and all parties involved in the stadium process, according to the A’s.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 04/22/2024

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1. Ultraviolet

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

Being without or almost without hope

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.


2. Tundra

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

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.


3. Solstice

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

Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

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

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


4. Divulge

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

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

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

To proclaim publicly


5. Tsunami

A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

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

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

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


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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.