Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

REMEDIATION

DEFINITION:
The action of remedying something, in particular of reversing or stopping environmental damage.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Chief Building Official Ron Wampler initially sent out a stop-work order by email on Wednesday to Marino Construction until a soil remediation plan is done, as advised by DEP officials.
►The Key West Citizen, 03/02/2026

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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. Bizarre

► To condescend to give or grant

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

► A proportional part or share.

2. Fallacy

► The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

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

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► Self-examination.

3. Enthusiastic

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

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

4. Quandary

► The arrangement of events in time

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

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

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

5. Mutation

► A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness

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

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

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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.