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This Week's Word In The News 

ROOSTER TAIL

DEFINITION:
A high-arching spray (as of water, dust, or snow) thrown up behind a fast-moving motorboat, motor vehicle, or skier.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A second red flag was waved during the fifth race of the day when Rollin Transport got into a rooster tail on the turn of the first lap, resulting in the boat going onto its side before flipping.
The Key West Citizen, 11/10/2025

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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. Outrageous

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

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.


2. Kilometer

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

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

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

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


3. Nocturnal

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

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

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline


4. Analogy

A rebirth or revival.

The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.


5. Tariff

A schedule of prices or fees.

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

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


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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.