Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DONNED

DEFINITION:
To have put something on, as in clothing or hats.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Quarterback Matthew Stafford donned his neoprene undergarment.
►The Los Angeles Times, 01/19/2026

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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. Bandolier

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

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

► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

2. Ultraviolet

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

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

► Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.

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

3. Impertinent

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

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

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

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

4. Sacrifice

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

► To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

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

5. Formidable

► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

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

► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

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

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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.