Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DETECTION

DEFINITION:
The action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He added that the district is also examining “various weapon detection systems on the market to see if any of them might be viable for us,” as well as state-of-the-art camera technology.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 09/15/2025

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Xylem

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

► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

► The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

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

2. Impertinent

► The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

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

► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

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

3. Solstice

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

► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

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

► Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

4. Zoology

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.

► The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

5. Alliteration

► The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

► A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

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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.