Words in the News

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 Elementary 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. dispel

To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.

To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.

To bring down the size, quantity, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.


2. interpret

Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)

Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion

To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.


3. accomplish

Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition

To finish successfully

The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

In order of time from the earliest to the latest


4. foresight

To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.

The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress

Flexible, liable to change.


5. jut

To stick out

To make happy, cheer up.

More than half (50%) of some group

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.


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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.