Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

RESPIRATORY

DEFINITION:
Relating to breathing.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
They weren’t warned to wear respiratory and other personal protection because the burning composite materials from the F-35 stealth fighter were releasing potentially harmful airborne particles and fibers, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque.
The Albuquerque Journal, 03/30/2026

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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. Virtuoso

The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

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


2. Marsupial

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

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

A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy

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


3. Bamboozle

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

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

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

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night


4. Outrageous

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

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.


5. Hologram

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

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

The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

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


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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.