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This Week's Word In The News 

SITUATED

DEFINITION:
Having a site, situation, or location.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
If the Netflix deal goes through, it could have implications for New Mexico, with one of Netflix’s major facilities situated in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol community, local industry experts say.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 01/12/2026

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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. Vacuous

► To bring under control; conquer.

► Logical incongruity

► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.

► A form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life,

2. Winnow

► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.

► Not interesting; dull:

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

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

3. Nadir

► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.

► The lowest point

► To show servile deference.

► The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source.

4. Hubris

► The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source.

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

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

► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.

5. Acumen

► Playfully jocular; humorous

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

► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary

► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.

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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.