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. Mutation

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

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

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

► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

2. Recede

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

► A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

► A rebirth or revival.

3. Quandary

► To cringe in fear

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

► 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 take in by elaborate methods of deceit

4. Ultraviolet

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

► 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.

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

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

5. Voracious

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

► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

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

► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

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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.