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. Divulge

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

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

► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

► To proclaim publicly

2. Marsupial

► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

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

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

3. Salmonella

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

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

► Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

► A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

4. Recede

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

► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

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

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

5. Repose

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

► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

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

► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

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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.