Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ACQUAINTANCE

DEFINITION:
A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
When photographer Peter Turnley was just 20 years old, an acquaintance from the California Office of Economic Opportunity reached out to him with a question.
The Los Angeles Times, 12/01/2025

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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. To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.

Abrogate

Pecuniary

Quotidian

Notarize


2. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.

Vehement

Ziggurat

Belie

Oligarchy


3. A part, portion, or share.

Parameter

Moiety

Impeach

Detritus


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

Omnipotent

Chicanery

Parabola

Vortex


5. Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.

Polymer

Hubris

Deciduous

Unctuous


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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.