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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.
This Week's Word In The News 

ARID

DEFINITION:
Being without moisture; extremely dry; parched.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The unpredictability of illegal fireworks make them dangerous in the arid desert climate, said Riddle, who is also bureau commander of Metro’s Northeast Area Command.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 06/30/2025

Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words

Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
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. Paradigm

A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality

To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.

A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.

Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.


2. Diffident

A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.

Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.

An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.

Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.


3. Acumen

Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.

Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.

A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.

Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.


4. Euro

A circular strand of DNA in bacteria that contains the hereditary information necessary for cell life.

An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.

Put together; created.

The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.


5. Lucid

The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.

To renounce under oath; forswear.

Clear to the understanding.

Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.


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