Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

INSPECTOR

DEFINITION:
An official employed to ensure that official regulations are obeyed, especially in public services.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are federal employees, and misconduct allegations are typically investigated by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility or by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of inspector General.
►The Key West Citizen, 03/16/2026

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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. Undulate

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

► Being without or almost without hope

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

► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.

2. Polygon

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

► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

► A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

3. Bandolier

► A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

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

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

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

4. Flourish

► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

► The main character in a drama or other literary work.

5. Strategy

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

► The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

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

► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

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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.