Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

CONDOLENCE

DEFINITION:
An expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden extended their “deepest condolences” to Comperatore’s family.
The Morning Cal, 07/15/2024

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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

To make an accusation against.

Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.

Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.

Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.


2. Expurgate

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.

The lowest point

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

The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended.


3. Incontrovertible

Either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator.

Eating and drinking in moderation.

Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.

Impossible to dispute; unquestionable


4. Tautology

A diligent, dependable worker.

The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.

A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary


5. Bellicose

Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.

Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.

Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.

Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.


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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.