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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

RENDERING

DEFINITION:
Giving something to someone.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The replay booth has been working overtime in the Stanley Cup Final, and the officials charged with rendering the final verdicts probably won’t be getting any comped dinners in Las Vegas anytime soon.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 06/08/2026

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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. Nadir

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

Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.

To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.

The lowest point


2. Omnipotent

Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.

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

To proceed completely around:

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


3. Thermodynamics

To proceed completely around:

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

A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:

Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.


4. Impeach

The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.

Playfully jocular; humorous

To make an accusation against.

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


5. Abjure

Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.

To renounce under oath; forswear.

To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.

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


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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.