Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

BILLIONAIRE

DEFINITION:
One whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
The Los Angeles Times, 02/09/2026

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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. Voracious

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

To proclaim publicly


2. Symbiosis

The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation


3. Boisterous

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

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


4. Wretched

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

A rebirth or revival.

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

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.


5. Nuisance

Self-examination.

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

Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

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


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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.