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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

MURKY

DEFINITION:
A situation that is complicated and unpleasant, and about which many facts are not clear.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
What happened next is murky.
The Duluth News Tribune, 03/27/2023

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5 Middle 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. Typhoon

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.


2. Sacrifice

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.

Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.


3. Guerrilla

The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

Self-examination.

A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy


4. Boisterous

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

Having a backbone or spinal column.

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.


5. Recede

Having a backbone or spinal column.

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark


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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.