Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

REALLOCATE

DEFINITION:
To change the way that something is given or shared between people, groups, or organizations.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Carey said she would be “concerned with stocking the food pantries, but perhaps there is a better way to help for folks that had reallocate those funds somehow and then are either facing eviction or other things like that.”
►The Key West Citizen, 12/08/2025

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Plateau

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

► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

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

2. Undulate

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

► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

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

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

3. Solstice

► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

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

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

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

4. Vaccine

► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

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

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

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

5. Suffrage

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

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

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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.