Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

PIGMENT

DEFINITION:
A substance that imparts black, white, or a color to other materials.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Pea-soup green pigment floated where the water met the shore on Eagle Nest Lake on Tuesday, while bright, turquoise pigment stained the south boat ramp.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 10/27/2025

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1. Boycott

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

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

► 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

► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

2. Aspire

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

► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

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

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

3. Renegade

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

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

► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

4. Omnivore

► A proportional part or share.

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

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

5. Bandolier

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

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

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

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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.