Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

LITIGANT

DEFINITION:
Someone involved in a lawsuit.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the widespread and transformative use of artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — in daily life, federal and state courts in New Mexico are finding self-represented litigants and some attorneys filing legal cases containing false or misleading information.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 04/13/2026

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1. Spectrum

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

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

2. Guerrilla

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

► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.

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

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

3. Ozone

► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

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

4. Random

► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.

► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

5. Enthusiastic

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

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles

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

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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.