Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

JEOPARDIZE

DEFINITION:
Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.”
The Boston Herald, 05/11/2026

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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. Typhoon

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

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

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

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates


2. Ultraviolet

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.

To cringe in fear


3. Guru

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

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.


4. Xylem

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

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

A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

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


5. Light-Year

The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

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

Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold


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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.