Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

BILLIONAIRE

DEFINITION:
One whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
►The Los Angeles Times, 02/09/2026

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1. Toxin

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

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

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

► A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

2. Tariff

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

► The arrangement of events in time

► A schedule of prices or fees.

► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

3. Recede

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

► The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

4. Exult

► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

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

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

5. Delegate

► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

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

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

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

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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.