Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

PARLIAMENTARIAN

DEFINITION:
A consultant who advises the presiding officer and other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Mia Cooper, a parliamentarian for the district, brought her daughter to district meetings and state-level education forums as the girl grew up.
The Los Angeles Times, 03/09/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Delegate

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

Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.


2. Exult

The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.

The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.


3. Renegade

To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion

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

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.


4. Labyrinth

An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd


5. Camouflage

Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

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

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.


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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.