Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SIMLUATED

DEFINITION:
Made to look like or have the features of something else.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Here’s the full simluated injury report:
►The Boston Herald, 02/02/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Labyrinth

► To proclaim publicly

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

► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

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

2. Protagonist

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

► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

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

3. Lichen

► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

► The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

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

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

4. Dialogue

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

► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

► The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

5. Hieroglyphic

► A proportional part or share.

► Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

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

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

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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.