Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

LITIGANT

DEFINITION:
Someone involved in a lawsuit.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the widespread and transformative use of artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — in daily life, federal and state courts in New Mexico are finding self-represented litigants and some attorneys filing legal cases containing false or misleading information.
The Albuquerque Journal, 04/13/2026

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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. Strategy

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

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

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.


2. Vaccine

A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.


3. Commemorate

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

To honor the memory of with a ceremony


4. Random

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.


5. Analogy

An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

Self-examination.

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

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


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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.