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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DETRIMENTAL

DEFINITION:
Causing harm or damage.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the A’s relocation process in motion, if the court found SB1 to be unconstitutional, it would be detrimental to the team and all parties involved in the stadium process, according to the A’s.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 04/22/2024

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5 High School Words

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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. Incontrovertible

Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the cone.

The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.

The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.


2. Hypotenuse

The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

Either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator.

Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.

Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.


3. Oligarchy

The science and technology of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules.

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

A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.

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


4. Interpolate

To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.

To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.

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

The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.


5. Deleterious

The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.

To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.

Very talkative; garrulous.

Having a harmful effect; injurious.


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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.