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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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. Infrastructure

► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.

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

► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.

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

2. Filibuster

► To picture falsely; misrepresent.

► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.

► The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action.

► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.

3. Mitosis

► To bring under control; conquer.

► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.

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

► Lacking social polish; tactless.

4. Obsequious

► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.

► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.

► Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane.

5. Recapitulate

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

► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.

► 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.

► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.

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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.