Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DEPLETE

DEFINITION:
To use up or consume a limited resource.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Councilor Brian Worrell is sounding off after a Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled that if the footage became public before trial, it would deplete the jury pool in the manslaughter case against Boston police officer Nick O’Malley.
►The Boston Herald, 07/27/2026

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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. Abjure

► To renounce under oath; forswear.

► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.

► Eating and drinking in moderation.

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

2. Yeoman

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

► Of the same or similar nature or kind

► A diligent, dependable worker.

► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.

3. Precipitous

► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.

► To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.

► Having one’s true identity concealed.

► A reproductive cell having the haploid number of chromosomes, especially a mature sperm or egg capable of fusing with a gamete of the opposite sex to produce the fertilized egg.

4. Detritus

► Having one’s true identity concealed.

► A reproductive cell having the haploid number of chromosomes, especially a mature sperm or egg capable of fusing with a gamete of the opposite sex to produce the fertilized egg.

► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.

► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.

5. Hegemony

► A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the cone.

► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.

► Architectural.

► To proceed completely around:

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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.