Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ANTAGONIZING

DEFINITION:
Causing someone to become hostile or angry,

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
"We’ve received reports of police antagonizing protesters, too, so we’re looking into that."
►The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 06/16/2025

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5 Middle 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. Enthusiastic

► The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

2. Guru

► A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

3. Camouflage

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

► A rebirth or revival.

► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

4. Silhouette

► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

► A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

► To cringe in fear

► An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

5. Tundra

► A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

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

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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.