Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ARID

DEFINITION:
Being without moisture; extremely dry; parched.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The unpredictability of illegal fireworks make them dangerous in the arid desert climate, said Riddle, who is also bureau commander of Metro’s Northeast Area Command.
►The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 06/30/2025

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5 Elementary 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. abolish

► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.

► The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time ; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.

► Timid, fearful, overly cautious

► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)

2. habitation

► An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.

► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen

► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.

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

3. current

► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.

► A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.

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

► Existing or occurring at the moment.

4. materialize

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

► 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.

► To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.

► A process of compensation for losses.

5. luminous

► Emitting light; glowing brightly

► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.

► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.

► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.

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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.