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. Vertebrate

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

► Having a backbone or spinal column.

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

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

2. Tempo

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

► A schedule of prices or fees.

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

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

3. Vaccine

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

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

► Being without or almost without hope

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

4. Fallacy

► Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

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

► The arrangement of events in time

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

5. Antibody

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

► 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.

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

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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.