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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

GUARDRAIL

DEFINITION:
A railing guarding against danger. A fixture to prevent access to dangerous or off-limits areas.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
As a progressive freshman mayor, Johnson’s challenge now is to stand up for Chicago’s large immigrant community while also navigating the risk of antagonizing Trump, who many experts believe will have fewer guardrails during his second term.
The Chicago Tribune, 01/27/2025

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5 Elementary 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. The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

current

aptitude

restitution

foresight


2. Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition

brackish

ember

persistent

infer


3. The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable

establish

recluse

jostle

value


4. The dividing line or location between two areas.

primarily

boundary

analyze

influence


5. Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress

furtive

accomplish

obstacles

cunning


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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.