Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

LITIGANT

DEFINITION:
Someone involved in a lawsuit.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the widespread and transformative use of artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — in daily life, federal and state courts in New Mexico are finding self-represented litigants and some attorneys filing legal cases containing false or misleading information.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 04/13/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Yacht

► Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

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

► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

2. Typhoon

► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

► To condescend to give or grant

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

3. Aspire

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

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

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

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

4. Parasite

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

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

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

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

5. Jaunty

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

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

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

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

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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.