Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ACCOST

DEFINITION:
To approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
As their identities became more public, the operators were even accosted in their off hours.
The Anchorage Daily News, 09/21/2026

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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. Having a harmful effect; injurious.

Deleterious

Chicanery

Suffragist

Ziggurat


2. Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.

Suffragist

Ziggurat

Plasma

Hubris


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

Hegemony

Mitosis

Feckless

Detritus


4. Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.

Feckless

Detritus

Quasar

Reparation


5. A part, portion, or share.

Winnow

Subjugate

Moiety

Euro


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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.