Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DENIALISM

DEFINITION:
Bianco’s investigation, which includes all the ballots cast in Riverside County in November, raises questions about how he would handle the election denialism movement if he is elected governor.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The practice of denying the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid.
The Los Angeles Times, 03/23/2026

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5 High School Words

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1. Gerrymander

A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.

To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections.

Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.

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


2. Lugubrious

To picture falsely; misrepresent.

Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.

A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.

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


3. Fiduciary

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

Very talkative; garrulous.

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

Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.


4. Nanotechnology

Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.

Tumultuous; stormy.

Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.

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


5. Fatuous

Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.

Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units,

Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.

The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.


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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.