Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DISABILITY

DEFINITION:
A physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain tasks or participate in daily activities.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The agreement last week between Disability-rights groups and Secretary of State Shirley Weber follows an Oct. 2 ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim of San Francisco that the current system violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws.
►San Francisco Chronicle, 11/02/2026

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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. Auspicious

► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.

► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.

► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.

► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.

2. Incognito

► An extremely distant, and thus old, celestial object whose power output is several thousand times that of our entire galaxy.

► Of or relating to money

► Having one’s true identity concealed.

► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.

3. Usurp

► Eating and drinking in moderation.

► A form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life,

► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.

► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.

4. Contradiction

► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.

► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.

► Logical incongruity

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

5. Hegemony

► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.

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

► 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.

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

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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.