Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

INSPECTOR

DEFINITION:
An official employed to ensure that official regulations are obeyed, especially in public services.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are federal employees, and misconduct allegations are typically investigated by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility or by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of inspector General.
The Key West Citizen, 03/16/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Tempo

Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

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


2. Participle

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

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline


3. Mosaic

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.


4. Hypocrisy

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.

Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.


5. Renegade

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

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal


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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.