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. Unanimous

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

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

► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

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

2. Formidable

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

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

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

► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

3. Vaccine

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

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

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

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

4. Strategy

► A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

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

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

► A proportional part or share.

5. Voracious

► A proportional part or share.

► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

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

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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.