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This Week's Word In The News 

PARLIAMENTARIAN

DEFINITION:
A consultant who advises the presiding officer and other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Mia Cooper, a parliamentarian for the district, brought her daughter to district meetings and state-level education forums as the girl grew up.
The Los Angeles Times, 03/09/2026

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1. Ellipse

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

The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.


2. Chronology

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

A proportional part or share.

The arrangement of events in time

To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.


3. Plateau

To cringe in fear

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.

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

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


4. Tundra

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

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

The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.

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


5. Labyrinth

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

The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.

An embankment built to prevent flooding

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


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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.