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. Repose

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

► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

► Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

2. Voracious

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

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

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

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

3. Camouflage

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

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

► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

4. Tempo

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

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

► The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

5. Jaunty

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

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

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

► 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.