Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SITUATED

DEFINITION:
Having a site, situation, or location.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
If the Netflix deal goes through, it could have implications for New Mexico, with one of Netflix’s major facilities situated in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol community, local industry experts say.
The Albuquerque Journal, 01/12/2026

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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. Impertinent

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

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

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.


2. Participle

Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

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

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

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm


3. Typhoon

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

A schedule of prices or fees.

Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder


4. Decorum

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

To condescend to give or grant

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.


5. Technique

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

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

The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.


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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.